She may have had a 62 day absence to overcome but the market strongly suggested that Sindjara was more than ready for the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap at Down Royal and so it proved.

Johnny Murtagh was always exuding confidence on the American bred daughter of Include and she eventually ran out a most convincing winner.

John Oxx trains Sindjara for His Highness The Aga Khan and he said: "I've been waiting to run her since Guineas time.

"I've been waiting for good fast ground. That's the key to her.

"She'll go for another fillies handicap with the Connacht Oaks, a race I won last year at Sligo, a possibility.

"It can come up soft there though and that'll be ground dependent as I wouldn't run her on soft." Night Glimmer s jockey Niall McCullagh reported that his charge ran flat. They finished last of the 12 runners. (MG & EM)