Scat Daddy’s Skitter Scatter Takes the Debutante

[Wandering Eyes]

   In a G2 Debutante S. fought out by one of the two most experienced in the line-up and the only maiden, it was the July 26 G3 Silver Flash S. winner Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy) who drew away from Jim Bolger’s Bandiuc Eile (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) to take this important Curragh staging post with authority by 2 1/4 lengths. Sent off at 7-1 despite being the only filly in a strong-looking line-up to have won a pattern-race, the bay travelled smoothly off the pace and when sent forward by Ronan Whelan took control with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining. As she asserted on the run to the line, Bandiuc Eile managed to turn around a 4 1/2-length beating by Ballydoyle’s Zagitova (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in a Cork maiden over a mile Aug. 11. Over a furlong less here, Bandiuc Eile had a half length to spare over that well-supported 2-1 favourite who in turn held off the 10-length conditions scorer Lady Kaya (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) by 3/4 of a length.

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)
O-Anthony & Sonia Rogers; B-Three Chimneys Farm LLC & Airlie Stud (KY); T-Patrick Prendergast; J-Ronan Whelan. €67,850. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-2, €133,490. *1/2 to Data Dependent (More Than Ready), GSP-US, $103,100.

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