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Galileo’s Lily Pond Takes The Kilboy Estate

There was a competitive line-up for The Curragh's G2 Kilboy Estate S. on Sunday and it was Ballydoyle's Lily Pond (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who proved toughest as the 3-year-olds filled out the first three places in the nine-furlong feature. Building a smart portfolio since her winning debut at Dundalk Apr. 12, the bay was runner-up in the G3 Blue Wind S. at a mile and a quarter at Naas May 7 and third in the 12-furlong G3 Munster Oaks at Cork June 8 before finding the 14-furlong test of Leopardstown's G3 Stanerra S. beyond her when sixth 10 days prior to this breakthrough. Settled behind stablemate Galleria Borghese (Ire) (Caravaggio) by Ryan Moore, the 8-1 shot was threatened by the even-money favourite Purplepay (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) approaching two out and while for a few yards she looked likely to go under the Galileo factor kicked in a furlong from home and she was ultimately a reasonably comfortable half-length winner from Seisai (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), with One For Bobby (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) 3/4 of a length back in third.

“We tried the last day to go up in trip, but it was just too far,” Aidan O'Brien said. “She's a very tough, consistent filly but I'd say probably a mile-and-a-half is as far as she wants to go. She's very comfortable from nine to twelve. When she hung in there for that half a furlong, she got going again going to the line. She could go up into a good mile-and-a-quarter race now. She could be there for Arc weekend for the mile-and-a-quarter fillies' race and she will get up to a mile and a half.”

Pedigree Notes:

Lily Pond, who becomes the 240th group winner for her remarkable late sire, features the illustrious Coolmore monarch on both sides of her pedigree with her fourth dam being the legendary Urban Sea (Miswaki). She is the first foal out of the Listed Hurry Harriet S. winner and Oaks third Alluringly (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), who is a granddaughter of the G3 Middleton S. winner All Too Beautiful (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), the full-sister to Galileo who was runner-up in the Epsom Classic. Also the dam of another Oaks runner-up in Wonder of Wonders (Kingmambo), she is the second dam of the G1 Cox Plate and G1 Tancred S. hero Sir Dragonet (Ire) (Camelot {GB}). Alluringly's unraced 2-year-old Twinkling (Ire) is a full-sister to Lily Pond, while she also has a filly foal by No Nay Never.

Sunday, The Curragh, Ireland
KILBOY ESTATE S.-G2, €120,000, The Curragh, 7-17, 3yo/up, f/m, 9fT, 1:54.39, gd.
1–LILY POND (IRE), 128, f, 3, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Alluringly (SW-Ire, G1SP-Eng, $154,308), by Fastnet Rock (Aus)
2nd Dam: All for Glory, by Giant's Causeway
3rd Dam: All Too Beautiful (Ire), by Sadler's Wells
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor/D Smith/Westerberg; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €72,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-1, $99,468. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Seisai (Ire), 128, f, 3, Gleneagles (Ire)–Lillebonne (Fr), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). (€40,000 Wlg '19 GOFNOV; £78,000 Ylg '20 GOFOR). O-Simon Munir & Isaac Souede; B-Peter Henley, John Connolly & Pattern Bloodstock (IRE); T-Joseph O'Brien. €24,000.
3–One For Bobby (Ire), 128, f, 3, Frankel (GB)–One Spirit (Ire), by Invincible Spirit (Ire).
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Miss A H Marshall; B-F Dunne (IRE); T-Johnny Murtagh. €12,000.
Margins: HF, 3/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 8.00, 8.00, 18.00.
Also Ran: Rumbles of Thunder (Ire), Purplepay (Fr), Galleria Borghese (Ire), Potapova (GB), Sierra Nevada, The Algarve. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Australia’s Tranquil Lady Outclasses Blue Wind Opposition

Six days after the G1 Prix Ganay victory of her half-brother State of Rest (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Teme Valley Racing's Tranquil Lady (Ire) (Australia {GB}–Repose) kept the family honour well and truly intact with an authoritative success in Naas' G3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Blue Wind S. Sent off the 3-1 joint-second favourite in what appeared to be a tight contest, the chestnut who had been fourth in Navan's Listed Salsabil S. on her 3-year-old bow Apr. 23 travelled sweetly in third early under Dylan Browne McMonagle. Cruising to Ballydoyle's 11-4 favourite Lily Pond (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) two out, she was sent on into a clear advantage soon after and relished the run to the line to hand that rival a four-length thrashing, with another 5 1/2 lengths back to the winner's stablemate Tosen Lydia (Ire) (The Gurkha {Ire}) in third. Joseph O'Brien admitted he hadn't been considering the G1 Cazoo Oaks for the impressive winner, but could be in for a change of heart. “She popped her head up today as if she should be going there,” he said. “It wasn't the plan, but it's definitely a conversation we'll have with Richard and Jim [Cockburn] now. We kind of had the Curragh in our minds, but we have to certainly talk about it now.”

Tranquil Lady, who had been second to the smart Limiti di Greccio (Ire) (Elzaam {Aus}) in The Curragh's Listed Staffordstown Stud S. in October, was paying a compliment to the Salsabil one-two Concert Hall (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Magical Lagoon (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) here but her trainer believes she was not seen at her best on that occasion. “I don't know why she didn't really fire in Navan, it wasn't a bad run and it was probably a good race but we were hoping for more and it's nice to see her doing it today,” he revealed. “This was plan b to come here, to be honest, but she came out of Navan well and we thought it was a suitable race. I was a bit worried about the [easy] ground and [Teme Valley racing manager] Richard [Ryan] convinced me to run her. I don't think she wants it too soft, but she handled it well and Dylan gave her a lovely ride.” Of the yard's well-regarded Tosen Lydia, who met with defeat for the first time and was left behind by the front two, he added, “She probably won't go to the Oaks. We think she's a good filly, but I'm not sure if she might be best at a mile.”

Tranquil Lady is the third foal out of the unraced dam, with the second State of Rest already a G1 Cox Plate and GI Saratoga Derby Invitational hero prior to his weekend exploits in ParisLongchamp. The second dam Monaassabaat (Zilzal) took the Listed Virginia S. before producing the listed scorers Prince Alzain (Street Sense) and Echo River (Irish River {Fr}), with the latter also second inn the G3 May Hill S. She is also the second dam of the G2 Royal Lodge S. and G2 Vintage S. runner-up Artigiano (Distorted Humor) and listed-placed Dubai Legacy (Discreet Cat).

The third dam is the 16-times-winning dual GI Vanity H. heroine and champion It's In the Air (Mr. Prospector), whose descendants include the triple group 1-winning Champion S. hero Storming Home (GB) (Machiavellian), the GI American Oaks heroine Music Note (A. P. Indy) and her G1 Dubai World Cup-winning son Mystic Guide (Ghostzapper), plus the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches winner Musical Chimes (In Excess {Ire}). Repose's 2-year-old filly Double Scoop (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) was a €180,000 purchase by Anthony Dutrow at the Goffs Orby Yearling Sale.

Saturday, Naas, Ireland
IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF BLUE WIND S.-G3, €65,000, Naas, 5-7, 3yo, f, 10fT, 2:14.75, y/s.
1–TRANQUIL LADY (IRE), 128, f, 3, by Australia (GB)
1st Dam: Repose, by Quiet American
2nd Dam: Monaassabaat, by Zilzal
3rd Dam: It's in the Air, by Mr. Prospector
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. (€30,000 RNA Wlg '19 GOFNOV; £160,000 Ylg '20 GOFOR). O-Teme Valley; B-Tinnakill Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Joseph O'Brien; J-Dylan Browne McMonagle. €39,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, $68,939. *1/2 to State of Rest (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), G1SW-Aus, G1SW-Fr, GISW-US, GSP-Eng, SP-Ire, $3,050,924. Werk Nick Rating: F. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Lily Pond (Ire), 128, f, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Alluringly, by Fastnet Rock (Aus).
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Mrs.J Magnier/M Tabor/D Smith/Westerberg; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. €13,000.
3–Tosen Lydia (Ire), 128, f, 3, The Gurkha (Ire)–Early Addition (Ire), by Makfi (GB).
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Takaya Shimakawa; B-Michael Cunningham (IRE); T-Joseph O'Brien. €6,500.
Margins: 4, 5HF, 5. Odds: 3.00, 2.75, 3.00.
Also Ran: Eclat de Lumiere (Ire), River Rain (Ire), Sister Bridget (Ire). Scratched: Albula (Ire). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Time To Walk The Walk

After the bombshell dropped by connections of Luxembourg (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) on Friday, the door to the Epsom Derby has been well and truly kicked open and suddenly, the quintet lining up for Saturday's Listed SBK Derby Trial at Lingfield have a clearer path to the Blue Riband. Godolphin's Walk of Stars (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is of obvious interest in the race in which the fellow Charlie Appleby-trained Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) met with defeat 12 months ago and he is equipped for it, being a descendant of the blue-hen Magnificient Style whose son Percussionist (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) took this in 2004. He followed Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) in winning Newbury's 10-furlong Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup British EBF Conditions S. Apr. 17, but the two rivals he faced that day have subsequently dented the form. Appleby is keen to speed up his education.

“He has done a lot of his racing on conventional tracks, so we wanted to challenge him a bit more,” he said, referring to the Epsom-like terrain of this circuit.

Zechariah Has His Say

Aquis Farm and Manton Park's Zechariah (Ire) (Nathaniel {Ire}) beat Westover (GB) (Frankel {GB}) convincingly in the Haynes, Hanson & Clark Conditions S. at Newbury in September and he is up markedly in trip having run sixth in the G3 Craven S. at Newmarket Apr. 13.

Trainer Martyn Meade admits that Guineas trial was the wrong direction to take. “He's doing everything right and I think you can put the Craven to one side, as that probably wasn't the right race to run him in,” he said of the grandson of the 2006 GI E. P. Taylor S. and GI Del Mar Oaks heroine Arravale (Arch).

Oaks Clues In Abundance

Naas stages the G3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Blue Wind S., with Moyglare Stud's Curragh maiden winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Eclat de Lumiere (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) taking on Takaya Shimakawa's Tosen Lydia (Ire) (The Gurkha {Ire}) and Ballydoyle's Dundalk Apr. 12 scorer Lily Pond (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in a fascinating tussle between three unbeaten fillies. While the runners are entering the stalls, the winner of Lingfield's Listed SBK Oaks Trial will be coming back in and who is to say, after a 100% week at Chester, that it won't be Aidan O'Brien in the headlines again with the Apr. 25 Naas maiden winner Emily Dickinson (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). The daughter of Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) has a similar profile to her relative Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) at this stage of her career and has enticed Ryan Moore away from Ireland.

A Bargain Buy?

Shadwell opted to sell the unraced Rogue Millennium (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) for just 35,000gns at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale and that is already looking like a golden ticket after The Rogues Gallery's descendant of the legendary Doff the Derby won the same Wetherby novice on Apr. 24 which in 2021 was contested by Loving Dream (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}) and this race's winner Sherbet Lemon (Lemon Drop Kid).

Trainer Tom Clover will be hoping she can “do a Makfi” and prove one that slipped through the net. “You'll ask her and she finds for you and it's hard to know how much is there,” he said.

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