Zoffany’s Who’s Steph Tough As Teak In Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial

[Wandering Eyes]

   Who’s Steph (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) bettered a Sept. 9 debut ninth over this course and distance with a breakthrough score upped to one mile at Naas in her only other prior start Oct. 4, and she took a giant leap forward with a game win in this black-type bow and sophomore return. The grey broke well to race in a handy third initially and bounded to the front before halfway. Last off the bridle in the straight, she ran on powerfully under a final-furlong drive to turn down all challenges and register a career high.
   Who’s Steph is one of two scorers and the leading performer for Llew Law (GB) (Verglas {Ire}), and she is a half-sister to the gelded dual winner Thunder Crash (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}), who is one year her senior, and a 2-year-old colt by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire). Llew Law is a half-sister to stakes-winning G3 Molecomb S. third Hototo (GB) (Sleeping Indian {GB}), out of Listed Prix de Thiberville placegetter Harlem Dancer (GB) (Dr Devious {Ire}), and the winner’s fourth dam is G1SW French champion juvenile filly Hippodamia (Hail to Reason).

WHO’S STEPH (IRE), f, 3, Zoffany (Ire)–Llew Law (GB), by Verglas (Ire). (€20,000 Wlg ’15 GOFNOV; €40,000 Ylg ’16 TIRSEP).
O-Sean Jones; B-Patrick Headon (IRE); T-Ger Lyons; J-Colin Keane. €38,350. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, €48,514.

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