Snow Fairy Fillies Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares)

Curragh

17:40

Date 2023-08-26

Distance 1m1f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €32,450

Winning Time 1m 54.60s (slow by 3.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Red Riding Hood (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · A P O'Brien	14/1	Won
2nd	American Sonja (GB) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	9/4F	0.3
3rd	Mashia (IRE) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	8/1	.75
4th	Snowcapped (IRE) Colin Keane · Mrs John Harrington	5/1	0.3
5th	Cigamia (USA) W J Lee · W McCreery	5/1	3.75
6th	Flame Of Eire (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	40/1	3.25
7th	Dame Kiri (USA) Gary Carroll · A P O'Brien	20/1	1.75
8th	Pale Iris (IRE) Ben Coen · Joseph G Murphy	150/1	0.1

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (10)	American Sonja Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	126	—	-14132	103	114	90	22d	—	—	+10	34.6	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Listed winner in France in June, holding her form well in races at Fairyhouse and Saratoga
NR (5)	Indian Wish Grey J:TBC T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J: T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	133	p	9-4101	101	118	90	38d	—	—	-2	18.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Beat the consistent Unless in a Killarney Listed race, helps to give trainer a strong hand
10 (3)	Snowcapped b/br J:Colin Keane T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Colin Keane T:Mrs John Harrington	126	—	0-1133	94	103	81	59d	—	—	0	15.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Progressive in handicaps and third in a Listed race last time, second-sting for stable
8 (1)	Mashia Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	126	—	12	93	102	66	95d	—	—	+15	25.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Beat a good yardstick on debut in a Naas maiden, second to a useful older filly at Gowran
1 (2)	Cigamia Bay J:W J Lee T:W Mccreery	J:W J Lee T:W Mccreery	133	—	129-22	99	114	73	45d	—	—	+3	15.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Every chance on the basis of two seconds this season, in front of American Sonja last time
9 (11)	Red Riding Hood Chestnut J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	126	t	139099	98	108	80	13d	—	—	+8	14.3	3.25/1	14 7%
Has been running over longer distances and has failed to prosper in stakes races lately
NR (4)	Village Voice Bay J:TBC T:Mrs John Harrington	J: T:Mrs John Harrington	126	—	13-102	103	110	100	28d	—	—	+2	17.7	1.00/1	5 20%
Officially rated 9lb superior to stablemate Snowcapped, Gowran Group 3 runner-up on latest
NR (6)	Giladah Bay J:TBC T:D K Weld	J: T:D K Weld	133	—	264346	93	109	78	2d	—	—	+8	14	3.25/1	14 7%
Held by Village Voice on Gowran running, sixth at Killarney on Thursday
7 (9)	Dame Kiri Chestnut J:Gary Carroll T:A P Obrien	J:Gary Carroll T:A P Obrien	126	b	1-7085	91	103	77	45d	—	—	+14	18.5	4.25/1	18 6%
Wide-margin 6f maiden winner at two, limitations have been exposed this season
2 (8)	Flame Of Eire Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	133	—	14-897	94	104	73	79d	—	—	+9	11.8	9.75/1	40 3%
Won four handicaps in a row last year and ended with Listed fourth, progress has stalled
5 (7)	Pale Iris Bay J:Ben Coen T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Ben Coen T:Joseph G Murphy	133	—	865660	82	100	59	13d	—	—	+7	8.4	24.75/1	100 1%
Two wins were in handicaps in 2021, rated 90 at her peak, now 82 and likely to struggle

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
American Sonja	9/4	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2
Indian Wish	7/2	7/2	11/4	7/2	7/2
Snowcapped	11/2	9/2	4	9/2	5
Mashia	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	15/2
Cigamia	11/2	5	11/2	5	5
Red Riding Hood	14	12	12	12	12
Village Voice	5	4	4	4	4
Giladah	14	12	14	12	12
Dame Kiri	18	18	18	18	18
Flame Of Eire	33	33	40	25	33
Pale Iris	100	80	100	80	80

Predictor

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

1st

American Sonja

34.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 14.1 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Mashia

25.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 12 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Indian Wish

18.9

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Dame Kiri

18.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

Village Voice

17.7

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

Cigamia

15.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Snowcapped

15.4

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Red Riding Hood

14.3

OR: 12 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.7

Giladah

OR: 10.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.7

Flame Of Eire

11.8

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Pale Iris

8.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
American Sonja	103	114	90
Village Voice	103	110	100
Indian Wish	101	118	90
Cigamia	99	114	73
Red Riding Hood	98	108	80
Snowcapped	94	103	81
Flame Of Eire	94	104	73
Mashia	93	102	66
Giladah	93	109	78
Dame Kiri	91	103	77
Pale Iris	82	100	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Giladah	2d ago	Quick return
Red Riding Hood	13d ago	Quick return
Pale Iris	13d ago	Quick return
American Sonja	22d ago	Fit
Village Voice	28d ago	Fit
Indian Wish	38d ago	Fit
Cigamia	45d ago	Fit
Dame Kiri	45d ago	Fit
Snowcapped	59d ago	Fresh
Flame Of Eire	79d ago	Fresh
Mashia	95d ago	Long break