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Thursday 28 August 2025

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IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 1m 13.78s

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Back To Black²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

25/1

Dark Angel filly. Very green when last of 9 in maiden (7/2) at Sandown (5f, good) on debut 21 days ago, missing break. Clearly though capable of better.

Form: 9

(8)

Bessie Wallis

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Watson| T: D Menuisier

28/1

Foaled April 4. £70,000 yearling, Starspangledbanner filly. Dam 5f-7f winner. Not without hope on paper but others perhaps strike as likelier debut winners.

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(10)

Chicory¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: E Walker

11/1

Ardad filly. 9/1, fifth of 12 in novice at Windsor (6f, good to firm) on debut 17 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 5

(7)

Crafty Blue

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Fahy| T: R Hannon

50/1

Foaled April 2. Space Blues filly. Half-sister to 6f winner Crafty Spirit. Dam, 6f/7f winner, half-sister to high-class sprinter Profitable. Bred to be sharp and represents top yard, but jockey bookings suggest Mojito is stable number one.

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I'mnotinlove

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: H Crouch| T: Oliver Cole

40/1

Foaled February 17. 42,000 gns yearling, Masar filly. Half-sister to several winners, including 10.7f-1½m winner Santa Monica and 1m-13f winner Grand Promenade, both smart. Dam 6f winner. Mix on pedigree and market could prove best guide.

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(2)

Kilkenny Warrior²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: R Hughes

14/1

€80,000 foal, 110,000 gns yearling, Blue Point filly. 22/1, eleventh of 13 in maiden at Goodwood (7f, good to soft) on debut 28 days ago, slowly away. Needs to leave that form well behind.

Form: 0

(9)

Mojito

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

9/1

Foaled March 19. 95,000 gns yearling, Palace Pier filly. Half-sister to winner up to 7f Ancestral Land and winner up to 6f Staincliff, both useful. Lots to like on paper.

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Splish Splash

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

5/1

Foaled March 1. Wootton Bassett filly. Dam, 2-y-o 5f-7f (including Moyglare Stud Stakes) winner, half-sister to smart 1m-1¼m winner King's Charter. Exciting pedigree for yard that do well with juveniles and has to be considered.

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(1)

Stormy Music

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

11/2

Foaled May 3. Night of Thunder filly. Dam, 6f-7f winner, half-sister to smart 6f/7f winner Dancing Star. Of obvious interest on debut. Yard's newcomers always warrant plenty of respect.

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Tarot^h1⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ray Dawson| T: R Varian

9/4

Starspangledbanner filly. Found the penny dropping late when second of 11 in maiden at this C&D (good to firm, 9/1) on debut 41 days ago. Hood on 1st time. May well do better and sets a high standard already.

Form: 2

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Zen Diva

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett

4/1

Foaled January 21. 120,000 gns yearling, Sergei Prokofiev filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including smart winner up to 7f Shouldvebeenaring and winner up to 6f Tilaawah. Dam 7f winner. Another well-bred newcomer from a top yard, so of major interest if betting speaks positively.

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Forecasts

Tarot (9/4), Zen Diva (4/1), Splish Splash (5/1), Stormy Music (11/2), Mojito (9/1), Chicory (11/1), Kilkenny Warrior (14/1), Back To Black (25/1), Bessie Wallis (28/1), I'mnotinlove (40/1), Crafty Blue (50/1)

TAROT finished well after showing her inexperience on debut over C&D last month and Roger Varian's filly sets the standard. There are plenty of interesting newcomers in opposition though, so the betting will likely prove the best guide as to the biggest threat, with Mojito and Splish Splash perhaps the most appealing types on paper.