Harty keeps the faith with smart juvenile Coralillo Eddie and Patrick Harty's horses continue in fine form and the latter hasn't lost any faith in the abilities of smart two-year-old Coralillo despite her unplaced effort in the valuable Ballyhane Stakes on Monday. The daughter of Havana Gold, the first horse that the Hartys have trained for Middleham Park Racing, won nicely on debut at Fairyhouse last month and was sent off 14/1 for the lucrative sales' contest on Monday. Having moved into contention at the furlong pole to challenge eventual runner-up Matilda Picotte, who led the stand's side runners in a race where the field split into two groups, the daughter of Havana Gold could make no further impression and finished tenth of 24, beaten less than six lengths in all by the winner Voce Del Palio. After saddling Gegenpressing to win at Sligo on Wednesday, Patrick Harty reflected: "We were very happy with her going into the race but the (yielding) ground went against us. It was good ground when she won at Fairyhouse and she likes a sound surface. 'In addition, she ended up making her challenge on the wrong side of the track because the far rail seemed the place to be on the day. "So between ground and draw, you could say that it cost her three or four lengths at least. 'It was unfortunate that things transpired the way they did, but we still think she's very good and I'm sure she'll go on to show that in due course. We have no immediate plans for her and we'll see how she comes out of the race.' He added: "We've run three two-year-olds so far, two of them have won and the other (Allesnick, fourth to stablemate Evening's Empire at Galway last Sunday) should also win his race. It's very encouraging for the remainder of the season."
