Working through a full book of mares at Darley Victoria this spring, Ghaiyyath (IRE) added a new stakes-winner to his tally overnight with an impressive win for 2YO filly Chattering Classes in the Group III Staffordstown Stud Stakes (1m) at The Curragh.
Trained by Jessica Harrington and ridden by Shane Foley, she improved on a debut fourth and then a last start third to power home and win by a length and a half running away.
Chattering Classes (Ghaiyyath) finishes in style as the maiden gets off the mark - and in the €70,000 Group 3 Staffordstown Stud Stakes! @Jessica_Racing @curraghrace https://t.co/LxoQG1bchf
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) October 20, 2026
“Shane got off Chattering Classes last time and said he was very unlucky not to win that day, she came out of the race really, really well like she hadn't had a race,” said assistant trainer Kate Harrington.
“So we gave her a bit of a flick last Thursday and she seemed very well and we decided to enter up. The ground was the only little bit of concern, because it was quite tacky, but they went very, very hard early and put it into a true stamina test, and we saw her really come to the fore in the last furlong.
“We'll put her away for the winter, and then we'll get her out next spring.”
Chattering Classes was purchased for 52,000 guineas from the draft of her breeder Herbertstown House Stud at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2.
She is the second winner from two foals to race from Group III placed Olympic Glory mare Astrella, a grand-daughter of Group III winner Latona.
Chattering Classes is the 19th SW worldwide for Ghaiyyath, who stands at a fee of $88,000.
