John Oxx?s Age Of Chivalry landed the tightly contested featured Group 3 Ballyogan Stakes at Leopardstown this evening.
The daughter of Invincible Spirit got up on the line to deny English raider Eastern Romance by a head in the closing strides, to complete a quick double for jockey Fran Berry, earlier successful on Three Way Stretch in the 2yo Maiden.
Oxx later stated "it?s great to get blacktype with her and we?ll stick to fillies? races now. We think she may stay another furlong and the bit of rain we received didn?t harm her chances as she loves a bit of cut in the ground."
Stablemate Forthefirstime finished sixth and Oxx mentioned "she ran quite well and was just a bit rusty on her first run this season."on her first run this season."
