British raiders make most appeal in Sapphire Stakes

With a pair of sevens to her name, Blissful is not the most obvious choice in the opening fillies' maiden, but the Ballydoyle-trained filly picked up valuable experience in a Group 2 outing on her second start. This is a race in which punters will need to pay close attention to the market, but Na Blianta Beo, a daughter of the top-class Finsceal Beo, and Sable Camp, are the picks of the newcomers on paper.

Jessica Harrington has a powerful team of juveniles and can take the first nursery of the season with impressive Navan winner Cool Vixen, potentially a Group horse running in a handicap.

British stables hold a strong hand in the Group 2 sprint, and the home team may not get a look-in. Archie Watson's King's Stand third Soldier's Call and John Quinn's El Astronaute, bidding for a hat-trick on Irish soil, make most appeal.

The ground was soft when Move Swiftly won the Duke of Cambridge Stakes on her seasonal debut, but a quicker surface is unlikely to prevent the William Haggas-trained filly from taking the Kilboy Estate Stakes.

Face Off, Anythingyouwantobe and Kodiqueen are put forward in a lottery-like sprint handicap, while the 1m4f maiden is narrowed to two main contenders, Halimi, who ran creditably in the Ulster Derby Handicap, and the less-exposed Istoria.

Curragh selections

2.00 Blissful, Na Blianta Beo, Sable Camp
2.35 Cool Vixen
3.10 El Astronaute, Soldier's Call
3.45 Move Swiftly
4.20 Face Off, Anythingyouwantobe, Kodiqueen
4.55 Halimi, Istoria

36 lines @ €1 per leg. Total cost €36

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