Amethyst Stakes (Group 3) – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

14:50

Amethyst Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2023-05-07

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €29,500

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (4)	New Energy Chestnut J:Robbie Colgan T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J:Robbie Colgan T:Ms Sheila Lavery	135	—	28726-	113	119	99	217d	—	—	-6	32.8	11/8 42%
Last season's Irish 2,000 Guineas second, also a Group 2 runner-up, sets a high standard
NR (6)	Goldana Chestnut J:TBC T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J: T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	135	—	1321-1	104	118	98	21d	—	—	+10	29.2	10/3 23%
Listed winner over 1m1f in Germany and over 7f on Irish debut, this trip should be ideal
7 (2)	Villanova Queen Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	132	—	1/38-1	100	113	85	17d	—	—	+15	32.5	7/2 22%
Ran only twice last season, Group 3 third over 7f at this venue, won on recent comeback
6 (1)	Wexford Native Bay J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	135	—	12401-	109	116	95	316d	—	—	+18	32.3	11/2 15%
1 1/4l behind New Energy when fourth in Irish 2,000 Guineas, absent since last June
8 (8)	You Send Me Chestnut J:Wayne Lordan T:J A Stack	J:Wayne Lordan T:J A Stack	119	—	5-1	90	95	83	29d	—	—	+10	24	9/2 18%
One run at two, proved that she has matured well when winning readily at Cork last month
4 (5)	Power Under Me Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	135	t	051-56	105	118	69	21d	—	—	+8	16.1	9 11%
Four-time winner including over C&D, disappointing in race won by Goldana at the Curragh
5 (7)	Real Appeal Bay J:Ben Coen T:Adrian Mcguinness	J:Ben Coen T:Adrian Mcguinness	135	p	554-14	107	115	79	78d	—	—	+11	15.5	25 4%
Won two C&D Group races for Jessica Harrington in 2021, has settled in well in this yard
NR (3)	Howyoulikethat Bay J:TBC T:Miss Hilary Mcloughlin	J: T:Miss Hilary Mcloughlin	135	—	40310-	92	101	79	156d	—	—	+17	19.6	80 1%
Ended last season with a respectable mark of 92, too low to have a chance in this company

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
New Energy	11/8	5/4	6/5	5/4	5/4
Goldana	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Villanova Queen	7/2	4	4	4	4
Wexford Native	11/2	5	11/2	11/2	11/2
You Send Me	5	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Power Under Me	9	8	9	9	9
Real Appeal	20	16	22	25	25
Howyoulikethat	50	66	50	80	40

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

New Energy

32.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 12.5

11/8

2nd

Villanova Queen

32.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 15 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Wexford Native

32.3

OR: 14.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 4

11/2

Goldana

29.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

10/3

You Send Me

OR: 10 Form: 10 Odds: 4

9/2

Howyoulikethat

19.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.6

Power Under Me

16.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Real Appeal

15.5

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
New Energy	113	119	99
Wexford Native	109	116	95
Real Appeal	107	115	79
Power Under Me	105	118	69
Goldana	104	118	98
Villanova Queen	100	113	85
Howyoulikethat	92	101	79
You Send Me	90	95	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Villanova Queen	17d ago	Fit
Goldana	21d ago	Fit
Power Under Me	21d ago	Fit
You Send Me	29d ago	Fit
Real Appeal	78d ago	Fresh
Howyoulikethat	156d ago	Long break
New Energy	217d ago	Long break
Wexford Native	316d ago	Long break