By Tom Frary
With TDN Rising Star Goddess (Camelot {GB}) running well below expectations in Thursday's G3 Jockey Club of Turkey Silver Flash S. at Leopardstown, Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy) took full advantage to claim the honours under Ronan Whelan. Sent off at 10-1 despite setting the overall standard after her latest second in the July 1 G3 Grangecon Stud S. here, the bay stuck close to Ballydoyle's 4-9 favourite throughout the early stages and was left in front two out as that 10-length maiden winner failed to pick up. Gaining a decisive advantage soon after, she was driven out for a 1 1/2-length verdict over Moravia (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), with Goddess's stablemate Secret Thoughts (War Front) 1 1/4 lengths away in third. Goddess faded to be last as concerns continue about the health of Ballydoyle's string. “She got a beautiful run throughout and I wasn't concerned about the step up in trip, as she's more relentless than a quickener and I didn't want to give her too much to do,” Whelan said. “I got to the front too soon and would have liked the other filly to lead me longer, but she's tough and I knew they'd have to work to get to me.”
Skitter Scatter beat the Rosegreen pair Sergei Prokofiev (Scat Daddy) and The Irish Rover (Ire) (No Nay Never) on her second start over five furlongs on Dundalk's Polytrack Apr. 11 before finishing third over six in the Listed Coolmore Stud Fillies Sprint S. at Naas May 20. Headed late when second to So Perfect (Scat Daddy) in the Grangecon, she had the pedigree to go this far being the second foal out of the 10-furlong winner Dane Street (Street Cry {Ire}). She was a $260,000 Keeneland November purchase by Kern Lillingston Association, money well spent by the time her first foal Data Dependent (More Than Ready) was third in the GIII Jimmy Durante S. With a yearling full-brother to that useful performer to follow, as well as a colt foal by No Nay Never, she is a half-sister to the G1 Dewhurst S.-winning sire Intense Focus (Giant's Causeway). The Listed Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial S. and Listed Athasi S.-winning third dam Zavaleta (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}) is a half to the G1SW sire Sholokhov (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) related to Soldier of Fortune (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).
Thursday, Leopardstown, Ireland
JOCKEY CLUB OF TURKEY SILVER FLASH S.-G3, €60,000, Leopardstown, 7-26, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:31.24, g/f.
1–SKITTER SCATTER, 126, f, 2, by Scat Daddy
1st Dam: Dane Street, by Street Cry (Ire)
2nd Dam: Daneleta (Ire), by Danehill
3rd Dam: Zavaleta (Ire), by Kahyasi (Ire)
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O-Anthony & Sonia Rogers; B-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC & Airlie Stud (KY); T-Patrick Prendergast; J-Ronan Whelan. €35,400. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-2, $75,946. *1/2 to 2015 Data Dependent (More Than Ready), GSP-US, $103,100. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Moravia (GB), 126, f, 2, Siyouni (Fr)–Demeanour, by Giant's Causeway. (£80,000 Ylg '17 GOUKPR). O-Steven I Weston; B-Team Hogdala Ab & Lordagsklubben (GB); T-Ger Lyons. €11,400.
3–Secret Thoughts, 126, f, 2, War Front">War Front–Chicquita (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire). O-Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt (KY); T-Aidan O'Brien. €5,400.
Margins: 1HF, 1 1/4, NO. Odds: 10.00, 7.00, 5.50.
Also Ran: Sparkle'n'joy (Ire), Vallambrosa (Ire), Goddess. Scratched: Chicago May (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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