Irish 1000 Guineas odds: Leading contenders for fillies’ Classic

Meditate @ 5/1

O’Brien’s charge was 11 lengths behind Tahiyra in sixth at Newmarket after getting tapped for toe at the two-furlong pole. That run and her Moyglare defeat leave Meditate with a bit to find, but let’s not forget that she did beat Mawj in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot last year and signed off a cracking juvenile campaign with victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. As the ground was riding soft at HQ, O’Brien will be hoping a dry week can aid the cause of this daughter of sprinter No Nay Never.

Jackie Oh @ 12/1

Beautifully bred, by Galileo out of Jacqueline Quest, who was first past the post in the 2010 English 1000 Guineas before being demoted to second after a stewards’ inquiry. That makes Jackie Oh a full-sister to Grade One winner Line Of Duty and a half-sister to two other smart types in Secret State and Onassis. O’Brien’s second string kept on well to land a Naas maiden in March and now drops back down in distance after just being edged out by Village Voice over 10 furlongs last month.

Tarawa @ 10/1

Weld also has a solid back-up bred in the purple, being a Shamardal full-sister to French Group Three scorer Taniyar. Tarawa comfortably landed a Leopardstown maiden last October and was a promising second to Zarinsk in the Cornelscourt Stakes at the same track on her seasonal reappearance, when looking in need of the run. Weld confirmed: “We’re very happy with both fillies.”

🏆Cornelscourt Stakes (G3)
1.610 m – 50.000 EUR – for 3yo mares
🇮🇪Leopardstown

Zarinsk (GB)
( Kodiac – Pavlosk, by Arch)
J :Colin Keane
T :G.M. Lyons
O : Juddmonte Farms
🥈 Tarawa(Shamardal) pic.twitter.com/rK6VT3pxgM

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Eternal Silence @ 14/1

Jessica Harrington won this race with Alpha Centauri in 2018 and will be hoping this maiden makes significant improvement from two to three. Eternal Silence was third behind the reopposing Aspen Grove in Group Three company over this course and distance last August before belying odds of 50/1 to fill the same position behind Tahiyra and Meditate in the Moyglare. She was soundly beaten that day, but ran as if sure to benefit from the experience.

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