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Michael Graham
It all goes Wonderfully well for O'Briens
Wonderfully, right, winning at Leopardstown
© Photo Healy Racing
Wonderfully made every yard under Joseph O’Brien and led home a Ballydoyle one-two in the Group 3 Silver Flash Stakes at Leopardstown.
The daughter of Galileo, and half-sister to Mars, had opened her account on debut in a six furlong maiden at Fairyhouse before running seventh in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot.
The 13/8 favourite got back on track this evening and when asked for more at the two furlong pole she kept on well along the rail to keep her five rivals in behind, on this step up to seven furlongs.
“She’s an improving filly. She’s lazy in front, that’s why she wears the visor. She’s very idle and Joseph wanted to put it on her,” trainer Aidan O’Brien said.
“She stayed on well at Ascot last time. She’ll go for the Debutante Stakes now. She’s a nice filly and will have no problems getting a mile at three." Perhaps the Aidan O’Brien second-string, finished to good effect down the outside to be beaten by a length at 11/2.
On Perhaps, O’Brien commented: “She’s nice and still green. Seamie (Heffernan) said she was raw. It was a good education stepping her up to stakes company.
“We are very happy with her and it looks like she’ll have no problems getting a mile.”
Wonderfully gave Aidan and Joseph O'Brien a Leopardstown double on the evening after the success of Geoffrey Chaucer in the opener.
Paddy Power introduced Wonderfully at 25/1 for the 1,000 Guineas of 2014.
Additional reporting by Gary Carson