Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas
Group 1, Curragh 15:40
€500,000 guaranteed,
3yo fillies only, 1m   
Sunday 25th May 2025

FormRatings

1 Lake Victoria 10/11F
2 California Dreamer 50/1
3 Cercene 20/1
12 ran Distances: 2¼l, 1¾l, ½l
Time: 1m 36.38s (fast by 0.32s)

The script might have wobbled at Newmarket, but at the Curragh it was back to business — and back to brilliance — for Lake Victoria, who brushed aside her Guineas disappointment with a dominant display, as a 10/11 favourite should.

A touch of tension briefly hung in the air as Ryan Moore found himself momentarily boxed in — California Dreamersetting the fractions under a bold ride from David Egan, while Duty First and Hollie Doyle held firm to her outer flank.

But the mark of a proper filly is how quickly she can change gear when the pressure mounts — and as soon as daylight emerged, Lake Victoria hit the turbo.

Exploding clear entering the final furlong, the daughter of Churchill was in a different league by the time she reached the line — her two-and-a-quarter-length success never in doubt once she saw open turf. California Dreamer ran a cracker to cling on for second, with Cercene in third and Duty First rounding out the frame in fourth.

Moore, typically measured, was full of quiet confidence afterwards on Racing TV:

“She was very good today. She just wasn’t there yet at Newmarket, but she’s exciting — quickens beautifully, does everything right. It was a good step forward.”

And crucially, there's still more in the tank:

“I don’t know about being untouchable, but she’ll be very hard to beat if she keeps improving. I don’t think we’ve seen the bottom of her yet.”

That potential hasn’t gone unnoticed in the market, either. Paddy Power wasted no time trimming her into 13/8 (from 5/2) for the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, leapfrogging French Guineas winner Zarigana (7/2) and Newmarket heroine Desert Flower (4/1) in the betting.

It was a performance that reminded everyone why she was crowned last season’s champion juvenile, and if this is the start of her three-year-old surge, the rest of the division has been put on very clear notice.

Trainers Quotes

Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas
€500,000 guaranteed, 3yo fillies only, 1m
12 ran
Going: Good

POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (3)    Lake Victoria 3 9-2 A P O'Brien Ryan Moore 10/11F
2 (8) 2¼ California Dreamer 3 9-2 Adrian Murray David Egan 50/1
3 (1) 1¾ Cercene 3 9-2 Joseph G Murphy Gary Carroll 20/1
4 (7) ½ Duty First 3 9-2 Archie Watson Hollie Doyle 25/1
5 (10) shd City Of Memphis 3 9-2 P Twomey W J Lee 18/1
6 (6) ¾ Flight 3 9-2 Ollie Sangster Oisin Murphy 5/1
7 (5) 1 Atsila 3 9-2 Donnacha O'Brien Gavin Ryan 16/1
8 (2) 1½ January 3 9-2 A P O'Brien Wayne Lordan 14/1
9 (9) ¾ Swelter 3 9-2 D K Weld Chris Hayes 11/2
10 (4) 2¾ Jaliyah 3 9-2 Adrian Murray Colin Keane 125/1
11 (11) hd Simmering 3 9-2 Ollie Sangster Dylan Browne McMonagle 12/1
12 (12) 2¼ Tamam Desert 3 9-2 E J O'Neill Shane Foley 300/1

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