Daughter Of Kitten's Joy Impresses At Leopardstown

1st-LEO, €16,500, Mdn, 8-11, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:16.74, g/f.
+HOLY CAT (IRE) (f, 2, Kitten's Joy–Holy Freud, by Freud), sent off the 11-4 favourite, broke well before being restrained to race in fourth against the fence. Angled out for her effort in early straight, the flashy chestnut surged to the lead with a furlong remaining and was pushed out to win by 4 3/4 lengths from Alphabet (GB) (Lawman {Fr}). The winner is a half-sister to Lucky Lurie (Girolamo), MSP-US, $107,482, out of a sibling of four black-type winners headed by the GIII Discovery H. scorer Wishful Tomcat (Tactical Cat) and also to the dam of the GIII Carry Back S. winner and GI Breeders' Futurity third Rated R Superstar (Kodiak Kowboy). Also from the family of the GI Hopeful S.-winning sire Papal Power, she also has a yearling filly by Mastercraftsman (Ire). Sales history: €47,000 Ylg '15 ARQAUG; €135,000 RNA 2yo '16 ARQMAY. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $11,343. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Qatar Racing Limited; B-Anthony Grey, K. L. Ramsey & S. L. Ramsey (IRE); T-Michael O'Callaghan.