I'm So Fancy and Colm O'Donoghue© Photo Healy Racing
Having lost out narrowly in the opener with Invincible Karma Irish 1,000 Guineas headline-makers Jessica Harrington and Colm O'Donoghue struck in the Listed McDonnell's Bar June Fest Silver Stakes with I'm So Fancy at the Curragh.
I'm So Fancy (7s into 6s) broke well and led early, but she soon tracked the leader in second.
Pushed along to lead over two furlongs out, the daughter of Rajj was ridden to assert over a furlong out, staying on well inside the final furlong to beat Mustajeer (6/4 favourite - the prelims didn't go to plan with him) by three and three parts of a length.
"She deserved that as she was knocking on the door all last year," said Mrs Harrington.
"People were saying does she really stay a mile-and-a-quarter but she won that by staying. She was very very good.
"She's in various races and I've just been running her in every race. She handles any ground, she goes on soft and goes on everything.
"Jim (Nicholson) isn't here today as he's in Portugal, and Homer (Scott), who owns half of her, isn't here because he hasn't been very well.
"We'll put her in all those mile and mile-and-a-quarter races."
K.J. Manning, rider of Theobald trained by J. S. Bolger, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount never travelled.
The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Theobald, trained by J. S. Bolger, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal.
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