Andromeda opens account with promise of more to come

Wayne Lordan and Aidan O’Brien teamed up for their third winner of the week at Galway as Andromeda made most of the running to land the Guinness Irish EBF (Fillies) Maiden.

The daughter of Galileo, runner-up on all four previous starts, was in front passing the winning post with a circuit to go in this 1m4f event but appeared to have a battle on her hands as Sacred Oath loomed up at the home bend.

However, the 13/8 favourite soon took control and kept on strongly inside the final furlong to score by four lengths, with Riviera Queen coming through to take second place.

O'Brien was represented by Chris Armstrong who said, "Wayne gave her a textbook ride. She's a filly we've thought an awful lot of.

“Last year we thought she was a stakes filly and we still think she will be a stakes filly.

“When we ran her in Bellewstown she ran nicely but we knew after a bit of a lay-off she was going to come on an awful lot.

“Wayne thought she had really come forward coming into this run and it's shown there, she really stretched away at the line.

“She's in the Give Thanks Stakes but that will probably come a bit soon for now. The obvious race would be back here for the Oyster Stakes in September, and try to get the black-type.

“She's a filly that I think will keep progressing now. She's got that win, we always thought she was genuine and Wayne agrees.

“Fitness wise she has come on a lot since Bellewstown and she'll step up in class now no problem.”

Quotes by Gary Carson