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Tally-Ho Stud Irish EBF Ballyogan Stakes (Group 3)
Group 3, Class 1, 6f, Flat, 3yo+, €60,000, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 9.30s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Soul Love No. 8, stall 7
Pierre-Louis Jamin · K. R. Burke
✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Won last time out
Soul Love arrives at Naas on a progressive profile that sets her apart from much of this field, and a fitness edge over the joint top-rated pair — Havana Anna and First Instinct, both rated five pounds clear on paper — gives her a credible route into contention over this six furlongs on good ground. Those two represent the principal dangers, as does Chantez, who will need to find improvement but cannot be entirely dismissed in a competitive eight-runner Class 1. The case for Soul Love rests on trajectory rather than raw figures, and if that progression continues here she can outrun her rating and take this. Soul Love is the selection.
Result
Gary Carroll
G M Lyons
Settled in the pack early - going nicely two out - pushed through to challenge inside the final furlong - got up close home to score
Pierre-Louis Jamin
K. R. Burke
Handy up front - urged into effort over 2f out and hit the front - drifted left with a furlong left - caught close home and unable to find more inside final 50 yards
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up at back - angled right and urged forward 2f out - responded to move into contention inside final furlong - closed to grab third close home
Gavin Ryan
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Tracked front-runner - urged on with 2f left - closed to dispute lead over 1f out - faded near the finish to come home fourth
Cieren Fallon
William Haggas
Slow to break - settled midfield - eased left and driven on approaching 2f out - unable to close and held for 5th
Seamie Heffernan
J A Stack
Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out then lost the front and dropped away - unable to threaten again finishing well held
Chris Hayes
Miss Kate McGivern
Missed the start - dropped well behind the main group after 2f - niggled into the race from halfway - kept at it inside the final furlong but always out of the picture to finish 7th
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Held up towards the back - urged forward with 3f left - dropped away steadily inside the last two furlongs and finished well held
Racecard
Gary Carroll
G M Lyons 1/20
Chantez showed clear promise with a third five starts back and arrives fresh after 32 days off, holding experience over today's trip and going, with our rating of 96 marking her as a genuine danger; the risk is she remains yet to win in her last five starts.
- Sire
- Wootton Bassett (GB)
- Dam
- Lady Lara (IRE) by Excellent Art
- Owner
- Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd
- Foaled
- 24 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Dunsany, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 20 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 96, Speed 95
Cieren Fallon
William Haggas 10/47
First Instinct catches the eye with a second last time out and a win five starts back, and she has experience of both today's trip and going; at 133 lb from stall 4, the weight she shoulders is the key question mark.
- Sire
- Bated Breath (GB)
- Dam
- Proportional (GB) by Beat Hollow
- Owner
- Dunchurch Lodge Stud Company
- Foaled
- 20 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 10 wins from 47 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 69%
- Ratings
- Perf 109, Speed 108
Chris Hayes
Miss Kate McGivern 0/2
Winless in her last five starts, Temperance has run over today's trip and going before, but her recent form has been largely mid-to-rear, and carrying 133 lb from stall two leaves her with plenty to prove despite a speed rating of 87.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- Boastful (IRE) by Clodovil
- Owner
- Thomas Hore
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Rosslare, Co Wexford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 87
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh 2/33
Ranked bottom but one on our figures and with an 8th last time out preceding a 5th the run before, Treasure Rose faces an uphill task, though she has run over today's trip and going, returns fit on a nine-day turnaround, and does boast two wins in her last six starts.
- Sire
- Inns Of Court (IRE)
- Dam
- Wild Mix (GB) by Mastercraftsman
- Owner
- Anthony Paul Smurfit
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Coolaghknock Glebe,Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 33 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 83, Speed 87
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 15/84
Dancing Saxon arrives on the back of three wins in her last five starts, including a victory last time out, and has experience of today's distance and going; however, her 130 lb burden is a stiff ask, and our rating of 94 suggests she faces stronger rivals here.
- Sire
- Saxon Warrior (JPN)
- Dam
- Lady Adelaide (IRE) by Australia
- Owner
- Fishdance Limited
- Foaled
- 11 May 2023
- Stable
- Owning Hill, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 15 wins from 84 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 94, Speed 89
Seamie Heffernan
J A Stack 0/10
Ranked bottom of eight on our figures, Focaccia has been inconsistent in recent starts, with an eighth last time out and only one win in her last six; a second two starts back offers slim encouragement, and she has run over today's distance and going before.
- Sire
- Kodiac (GB)
- Dam
- Taste The Salt (IRE) by Born To Sea
- Owner
- J A Stack
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Golden, Co. Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 85
Gavin Ryan
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien 2/19
Havana Anna shaped well when a winner three starts back, and she has experience of today's trip and going to call upon; the concern is that she has not recaptured that form in her last two outings, finishing seventh most recently.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- Miss Villefranche (GB) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- Gaynor Bloodstock Llc
- Foaled
- 30 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Ballyroe, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 19 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 109, Speed 96
Pierre-Louis Jamin
K. R. Burke 8/43
Soul Love arrives here with three wins in her last five starts, including a victory last time out, and she handles today's distance and going having tackled both before; carrying 130 lb from stall seven, she makes appeal on that profile.
- Sire
- Starman (GB)
- Dam
- Lambeth Walk (GB) by Charm Spirit
- Owner
- David Ward
- Foaled
- 4 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Coverham, North Yorkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 43 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 104, Speed 99
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.