Galileo’s Ballydoyle On Top In the Debutante

With a name that could have proved a curse, Michael Tabor’s Ballydoyle saw to it that her privileged title was well placed with a cozy all-the-way win in this significant stepping stone to greater things. Clearly highly regarded prior to her debut over six furlongs here May 23, the bay who was hammered into 5-6 proved too green but was nursed into fourth for an introduction that promised so much more as is the want of many of her stable’s newcomers. Sharper and more professional for a potentially overwhelming trip to Royal Ascot, she overcame center-stage nerves to produce a powerful late run and fail by a short head to catch Suits You (Fr) (Youmzain {Ire}) when runner-up in the June 20 Listed Chesham S. Taken to Newmarket for the July festival, Ballydoyle showed the benefit of her travels by putting up a command performance to best the subsequent winner Nemoralia (More Than Ready) in a maiden at this trip July 11 and was sent to the lead after the initial yards with Joseph O’Brien keen to exploit her streetwise advantage. Seemingly in control before beginning to veer left approaching the final furlong, she hardly needed a tap with the whip to concentrate her head on securing a snug success from the stable’s Minding and better the achievement of her full-sister Misty For Me (Ire) who had met one too good in this five years ago. “I thought there wasn’t much between our three fillies, but I thought this one had more experience and she traveled very easily in front and quickened all the way to the line,” her rider commented. “She really impressed me and she looks very good. She has improved an awful lot from each of her starts to date and hopefully that can continue. I’d imagine the G1 Moyglare Stud S. [at The Curragh Sept. 13] would be the plan.”

Saturday, Curragh, Ireland
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH DEBUTANTE S.-G2, €115,000, CUR, 8-22, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:24.71, g/f.
1–#@BALLYDOYLE (IRE), 126, f, 2, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Butterfly Cove, by Storm Cat
2nd Dam: Mr. P’s Princess, by Mr. Prospector
3rd Dam: Anne Campbell, by Never Bend
O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-March Thoroughbreds (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Joseph O’Brien. €69,000. Lifetime Record: SP-Eng, 4-2-1-0, $109,837. *Full to Misty for Me (Ire), Hwt. 2yo Filly-Fr & Ire, Hwt. 3yo-Ire at 9.5-11f, MG1SW-Ire, G1SW-Fr & GISP-US, $1,124,364; and Twirl (Ire), SW & GSP-Ire, GSP-Eng & SP-US, $132,754. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Minding (Ire), 126, f, 2, Galileo (Ire)–Lillie Langtry (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. €21,850.
3–Most Beautiful (GB), 126, f, 2, Canford Cliffs (Ire)–Saphira’s Fire (Ire), by Cape Cross (Ire). (70,000gns Wlg ‘13 TATFOA; 120,000gns Ylg ‘14 TATOCT). O-Ronan O’Gara & Mrs Paul Shanahan; B-Horizon Bloodstock Ltd (GB); T-David Wachman. €10,350.
Margins: 2, NK, 3/4. Odds: 1.35, 8.00, 3.50.
Also Ran: Turret Rocks (Ire), Alice Springs (Ire), Leafy Shade (Ire), Miss Elizabeth (Ire), Only Mine (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result, the brisnet.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.