15:25 Curragh

Saturday 12 April 2025

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Lodge Park Stud Irish European Breeders Fund Park Express Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 1m 37.77s

1^st

(2)

One Look

49-11

9/2

T: P TwomeyJ: W J Lee

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and disputed lead under 3f out, ridden and led 150 yards out, kept on well op 7/2

2^nd

1 ¾

(10)

Ecstatic

38-10

7/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan

Mid-division, 6th halfway, 5th and pushed along 2f out, 4th and ridden 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards to go 2nd close home op 8/1

3^rd

(4)

Naomi Lapaglia

59-11

5/2

T: G M LyonsJ: C T Keane

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace op 3/1

4^th

(9)

Spicy Margarita

38-10

80/1

T: A MurrayJ: R Whearty

Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and went 6th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong op 66/1

5^th

(11)

Bright Thunder

49-11

8/1

T: K R BurkeJ: S A Gray

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to dispute lead under 3f out, pushed along under 2f out, ridden and headed 150 yards out, no extra and lost 3 places close home tchd 9/1

6^th

2 ½

(5)

Whirl

38-13

2/1f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Mid-division, 5th halfway, 7th and pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 9/4 tchd 5/2

7^th

(7)

Garden Of Eden

38-10

25/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh

Rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along and no impression 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong, never a factor op 20/1 tchd 28/1

8^th

(3)

Fleur De Chine

49-11

20/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S Foley

Towards rear early, 6th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, 7th and ridden over 1f out, no extra op 14/1 tchd 12/1

9^th

(8)

Princess Child

49-11

14/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle

Soon led, pushed along and headed under 3f out, 3rd 2f out, soon ridden and dropped to 5th over 1f out, weakened op 11/1

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Non-Runners

(6)

Mexicali Rose¹⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: J P O'Brien J: S T McCullagh

(1)

Azada¹⁸¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: D K Weld J: C D Hayes

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.60Pl:€1.80, €2.20, €1.50EX:€38.60Trifecta:€176.70SF:€36.65

Forecasts

Whirl (2/1), Naomi Lapaglia (5/2), One Look (9/2), Ecstatic (7/1), Bright Thunder (8/1), Azada (8/1), Princess Child (14/1), Fleur De Chine (20/1), Garden Of Eden (25/1), Mexicali Rose (25/1), Spicy Margarita (80/1)

A competitive Group 3 in which Aidan O'Brien's WHIRL is taken to continue her progress and complete a hat-trick on her seasonal return. Ger Lyons' new recruit Naomi Lapaglia also has the form to play a part and is next on the list ahead of Azada, One Look and Bright Thunder.

WHIRL (IRE)
NAOMI LAPAGLIA
AZADA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Brilliant

Weight: 8-8 |Age: 3

J: D P McDonogh | T: A P O'Brien

7/2

Prize Money

1st: €41,100.002nd: €13,700.003rd: €6,850.004th: €3,426.005th: €2,055.006th: €1,370.00

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