Ballylinch Stud "Priory Belle" Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies)

Leopardstown

15:10

Date 2025-03-30

Distance 7f30y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €35,400

Runners (13)

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 (13)	Exactly Chestnut J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	22331-	112	121	106	162d	—	—	+2	46.6	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Very experienced, twice placed at Group 1 level, impressed over C&D on soft on final start
12 (2)	Swelter Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	128	—	1-	-	101	56	255d	—	—	0	14	1.50/1	6/1 14%
1m maiden course winner on only juvenile start, may have enough pace to be competitive
1 (11)	Bubbling Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	131	—	4131-	108	113	86	184d	—	—	+24	34.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Signed off last season with victory in the Group 2 Rockfel Stakes, small penalty
11 (5)	Sparkling Sea Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	128	—	12-	-	104	95	315d	—	—	+5	14.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Good early-season juvenile, form linked to the Albany Stakes winner, off since last May
7 (8)	Merrily Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:A P O'Brien	J:Ronan Whelan T:A P O'Brien	128	—	14351-	107	117	100	170d	—	—	+22	30	2.75/1	11/1 8%
5f maiden winner, saw out this trip well when winning a Group 3 at Newmarket in October
2 (7)	Barnavara Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	128	—	44333-	103	109	102	182d	—	—	+17	21.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Solid placed form at Pattern level last year, needs to find extra to win in this grade
9 (6)	Miracle Beauty Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	128	—	21-	85	91	82	168d	—	—	+20	23.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Earned a relatively low official rating (85) in her two races, much to prove at this level
4 (9)	Cercene Chestnut J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	128	—	317-	87	97	67	159d	—	—	+16	18.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Naas maiden winner, failed to cope with the rise in class in a 1m Group 3 at the Curragh
13 (12)	Usdi Atohi Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	128	h	16152-	96	106	92	211d	—	—	+22	24.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Both juvenile wins were at 5f, Group 3 runner-up at 6f, perhaps more of a sprinting type
5 (3)	Copacabana Sands Brown J:Jamie Powell T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Jamie Powell T:M D O'Callaghan	128	h	5839-2	85	96	84	14d	—	—	+12	14.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Has run several good races in defeat, unlikely to make the breakthrough in this company
10 (1)	Orchidaceae Bay J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	128	—	911-	-	93	92	283d	—	—	+15	17.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Backed up a Curragh maiden win with C&D success last June, might prefer better ground
3 (4)	Carla Ridge Bay J:David Egan T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:David Egan T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	128	—	01-	94	92	69	192d	—	—	+20	21.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Took a huge step forward from her debut when a 100-1 maiden winner at Naas, big task here
8 (10)	Minaun View Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Ben Coen T:Henry De Bromhead	128	—	6-	-	92	-	177d	—	—	-1	0.3	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Made her debut in a Listed race at Dundalk so clearly well regarded, up against it here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Exactly	evn	5/6	evn	evn	Evens
Swelter	11/2	11/2	6/1	6/1	11/2
Bubbling	8/1	6/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Sparkling Sea	15/2	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Merrily	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Barnavara	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Miracle Beauty	20/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Cercene	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Usdi Atohi	40/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Copacabana Sands	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Orchidaceae	50/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Carla Ridge	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Minaun View	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Exactly

46.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 16.1 Odds: 15

Evens

2nd

Bubbling

34.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 17.1 Odds: 3.1

8/1

3rd

Merrily

OR: 14.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Usdi Atohi

24.2

OR: 11.5 Form: 12 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Miracle Beauty

23.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Carla Ridge

21.4

OR: 11 Form: 10 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Barnavara

21.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 6.6 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Cercene

18.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Orchidaceae

17.6

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Sparkling Sea

14.7

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Copacabana Sands

14.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Swelter

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4

6/1

Minaun View

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Exactly	112	121	106
Bubbling	108	113	86
Merrily	107	117	100
Barnavara	103	109	102
Usdi Atohi	96	106	92
Carla Ridge	94	92	69
Cercene	87	97	67
Miracle Beauty	85	91	82
Copacabana Sands	85	96	84
Swelter	—	101	56
Sparkling Sea	—	104	95
Orchidaceae	—	93	92
Minaun View	—	92	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Copacabana Sands	14d ago	Fit
Cercene	159d ago	Long break
Exactly	162d ago	Long break
Miracle Beauty	168d ago	Long break
Merrily	170d ago	Long break
Minaun View	177d ago	Long break
Barnavara	182d ago	Long break
Bubbling	184d ago	Long break
Carla Ridge	192d ago	Long break
Usdi Atohi	211d ago	Long break
Swelter	255d ago	Long break
Orchidaceae	283d ago	Long break
Sparkling Sea	315d ago	Long break