By Tom Frary
Able to control Thursday's G3 Saudi Cup Silver Flash Stakes from an early stage, Ryan Moore turned that luxury into sheer dominance as the hot favourite Composing (Wootton Bassett) duly extended the admirable record of Aidan O'Brien in this year's juvenile Pattern races. Soon in front, the Curragh maiden winner dictated on her own terms and kicked turning for home to put her stamp on Leopardstown's seven-furlong contest. Skydance (Night Of Thunder) was 3 1/4 lengths behind the 4-9 favourite in a slowly-run affair which was over two seconds slower than the preceding maiden.
“We're delighted with her, she's a lovely straightforward filly, honest and uncomplicated,” O'Brien said after greeting his 15th Silver Flash winner. “She won lovely the last day and Ryan loved her. She was very professional. She'll go for the Debutante Stakes at the Curragh next and could be a filly for the Moyglare.”
Pedigree Notes
Composing is the first foal out of the G2 Ridgewood Pearl Stakes, G3 Park Express Stakes and G3 Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Stakes winner out of Epona Plays. She is a half to the Dolce Strega (Zoffany), the G3 Athasi Stakes winner who is the Amelia's Jewel (Siyouni) Kingston Town Classic winner. The dam also has a colt by Lope De Vega.
Thursday, Leopardstown, Ireland
SAUDI CUP SILVER FLASH STAKES-G3, €60,000, Leopardstown, 7-24, 2yo, f, 7f 57yT, 1:33.42, y/s.
1–COMPOSING (IRE), 128, f, 2, by Wootton Bassett (GB)
1st Dam: Epona Plays (Ire) (MGSW-Ire, $208,285),
by Australia (GB)
2nd Dam: New Plays (Ire), by Oratorio (Ire)
3rd Dam: Sagamartha (GB), by Rainbow Quest
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. (€300,000
Ylg '24 GOFORY). O-Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor/D
Smith/Westerberg; B-Renzo Forni; T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan
Moore. €36,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $56,877. Werk
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2–Skydance (GB), 128, f, 2, Night of Thunder (Ire)–Paix (Ire), by
Muhaarar (GB). (€1,000,000 Ylg '24 ARAUG). O-Al Shira'aa
Racing; B-Skymarc Farm Inc and Ecurie Des Monceaux; T-W
McCreery. €12,000.
3–Smexy (Ire), 128, f, 2, Mehmas (Ire)–Nijah (Ire), by Pivotal
(GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. (68,000gns
Wlg '23 TADEWE; 310,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT). O-Mark
Dobbin; B-McCracken Farms; T-G M Lyons. €6,000.
Margins: 3 1/4, HF, HD. Odds: 0.44, 4.00, 33.00.
Also Ran: Brownstown (GB), Red Autumn (Ire). Scratched: Balantina (Ire).
A 15th win in the Silver Flash for Aidan O'Brien as Composing bosses proceedings in the G3 event @LeopardstownRC ✅ pic.twitter.com/4aILBz1lZ0
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 24, 2025
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