8.00 1m. 6f. 12 Declared. Irish Stallion Farms EBF Stanerra Stakes (Group 3) of €65,000.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €39,000.00 2nd - €13,000.00 3rd - €6,500.00 4th - €3,250.00 5th - €1,950.00 6th - €1,300.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - LILY POND was a little over two lengths off the winner Rosscarbery when third in the Munster Oaks at Cork and is now 3lb better off. Aidan O’Brien’s three-year-old, a maiden winner at Dundalk on her debut in April, is open to plenty of improvement and may be able to turn around the form over this longer trip. Rosscarbery was completing a four-timer when landing that Group 3 at Cork and has since finished third past the post in a Group 1 at the Curragh. Her rider weighed in 5lb light and she was subsequently placed last but it was still a fine run. She ran poorly over course and distance on her final outing last season but has been highly progressive since joining her current trainer. Pita Pinta finished behind Quenelle D’or, who is one of three British raiders, in a Royal Ascot handicap but is a little better off at the weights and she had previously run well when runner-up in a Listed contest over this trip at Gowran Park.
For three years old and upwards fillies onlyWeights - 3-y-o 8st 9lbs 4-y-o and up 9st 9lbsPenalties - (for races of one mile and three furlongs or greater since 1st August, 2021) Winner of a Group 3 race 3lb extra Of a Group 2 race or a Group 1 race 5lb extra