Irish Stallion Farms EBF Vincent O'Brien Ruby Stakes (Listed Race)

Killarney

18:11

Date 2025-08-22

Distance 1m30y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €26,550

Winning Time 1m 42.24s (slow by 2.54s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Thalara (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Henry De Bromhead	6/1	Won
2nd	Duckadilly (IRE) Ben Coen · Daniel McLoughlin	5/1	2.75
3rd	Soft Winds (IRE) Mikey Sheehy · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	33/1	.5
4th	Fiery Lucy (GB) Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell	11/4F	1.75
5th	Barbizon (IRE) Colin Keane · John Joseph Murphy	16/5	.5
6th	Howyoulikethat (IRE) J M Sheridan · Miss Hilary McLoughlin	20/1	.5
7th	Evening Blossom (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	11/2	0.3
8th	Queen Of The Bogs (IRE) Nathan Crosse · John Joseph Murphy	17/2	1
9th	Ben Lawers (GB) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	25/1	0.2

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
10 (11)	Fiery Lucy Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	124	—	-23420	103	116	86	22d	—	—	0	27	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Solid performer at this level, including over C&D on penultimate; definite player
3 (7)	Evening Blossom Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	130	t	-71019	99	108	94	24d	—	—	+11	26.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
C&D handicap winner last month; too keen at Galway since but claims if settling
2 (1)	Duckadilly Bay J:Ben Coen T:Daniel McLoughlin	J:Ben Coen T:Daniel McLoughlin	130	—	1-14	100	117	89	43d	—	—	+10	23.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ground may have been on the quick side latest; remains of interest
5 (9)	Thalara Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Andrew Slattery T:Henry De Bromhead	130	—	17-333	95	113	96	76d	—	—	+3	14.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Ran well in three starts in Listed company earlier in season, definite place claims again
6 (3)	Barbizon Bay J:Colin Keane T:John Joseph Murphy	J:Colin Keane T:John Joseph Murphy	129	—	51	-	103	72	39d	—	—	-2	15	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Recent C&D winner has much more on his plate here on quicker ground but remains unexposed
11 (10)	Queen Of The Bogs Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:John Joseph Murphy	J:Nathan Crosse T:John Joseph Murphy	124	—	71	-	98	61	33d	—	—	+6	11.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Curragh maiden winner one of 2 unexposed runners for the yard but this a much stiffer task
1 (2)	Howyoulikethat Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	J:J M Sheridan T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	135	—	0/4-66	95	107	92	24d	—	—	+8	12.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Third in this in 2023; needs to come on a fair bit from two comeback runs in big handicaps
4 (6)	Soft Winds Chestnut J:Mikey Sheehy T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Mikey Sheehy T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	130	p	774575	91	106	85	9d	—	—	+7	11.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Yet to make her mark for current yard; looks to have a fair bit to find
7 (8)	Ben Lawers Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	129	t	433	-	89	60	15d	—	—	+2	6.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Step in the right direction at Leopardstown recently but hard to fancy at this level
NR (4)	Expanded Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:A P O'Brien	J:Gavin Ryan T:A P O'Brien	129	—	12-99	113	119	81	90d	—	—	—	15.8	—	—
Guineas' flop in the Spring back from a break; one to beat on 2yo form albeit on soft
NR (5)	Mississippi River Bay J:Chris Hayes T:A P O'Brien	J:Chris Hayes T:A P O'Brien	129	b	221245	98	111	92	24d	—	—	—	18.5	—	—
Has reached a high standard in handicaps; now tries Listed class with each-way claims

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Fiery Lucy	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2
Evening Blossom	9/2	4/1	9/2	5/1	9/2
Duckadilly	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1	5/1
Thalara	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	7/1
Barbizon	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Queen Of The Bogs	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Howyoulikethat	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Soft Winds	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Ben Lawers	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Expanded	-	-	-	-	-
Mississippi River	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Fiery Lucy

OR: 13.3 Form: 5.4 Odds: 8.3

5/2

2nd

Evening Blossom

26.7

OR: 12.3 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Duckadilly

23.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 7 Odds: 4

11/2

Mississippi River

18.5

OR: 12 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

—

Expanded

15.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Barbizon

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5

4/1

Thalara

14.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Howyoulikethat

12.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Queen Of The Bogs

11.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Soft Winds

11.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Ben Lawers

6.1

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Expanded	113	119	81
Fiery Lucy	103	116	86
Duckadilly	100	117	89
Evening Blossom	99	108	94
Mississippi River	98	111	92
Thalara	95	113	96
Howyoulikethat	95	107	92
Soft Winds	91	106	85
Barbizon	—	103	72
Queen Of The Bogs	—	98	61
Ben Lawers	—	89	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Soft Winds	9d ago	Quick return
Ben Lawers	15d ago	Fit
Fiery Lucy	22d ago	Fit
Evening Blossom	24d ago	Fit
Howyoulikethat	24d ago	Fit
Mississippi River	24d ago	Fit
Queen Of The Bogs	33d ago	Fit
Barbizon	39d ago	Fit
Duckadilly	43d ago	Fit
Thalara	76d ago	Fresh
Expanded	90d ago	Fresh