3.10 1m. 1f. 8 Declared. Snow Fairy (Fillies) Stakes (Group 3) of €50,000.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €30,000.00 2nd - €10,000.00 3rd - €5,000.00 4th - €2,500.00 5th - €1,500.00 6th - €1,000.00
FormscanBy Donal Murphy - All eyes will be on ALBIGNA as she bids to bounce back from a disappointing performance in the 1000 Guineas. Sixth on that occasion, the quick ground was cited as the reason for her below par effort. The testing conditions here will suit the Zoffany chestnut, with her success in the Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac last season coming on ground described as 'very soft'. Kiss For A Jewel is given second preference. A fast finisher on her last two starts, the Dermot Weld trained four-year-old will have no problem with the likely soft ground. So Wonderful finished ahead of the selection in the 1000 Guineas and she has been kept busy since. The War Front bay has won her last two and has solid each-way claims here. Aidan O'Brien trains So Wonderful and he is also responsible for Lovelier. A full-sister to Winter, she finished second in the Group 2 Kilboy Estate Stakes over the course and distance last month and it'll come as a surprise if she is not involved towards the business end here. Thundering Nights is another to consider, although she will need to improve again if she is to feature.
For three years old and upwards fillies onlyWeights - 3-y-o 9st 2lbs 4-y-o and up 9st 9lbsPenalties - (to count from 1st January, 2020) Winner of a Group 3 race 3lb extra Of two Group 3 races or a Group 2 race 5lb extra Of a Group 1 race 7lb extra