Millisle and Shane Foley © Photo Healy Racing
Group 1 winner Millisle got back into the number one spot at Naas this evening when running out a convincing winner of the Yeomanstown Stud Ballyogan Stakes.
Jessica Harrington 's charge, who took the Cheveley Park Stakes last season, was sent to post a 9/4 shot in the Group 3 prize over six furlongs.
Shane Foley tracked front-runner Forever In Dreams before hitting the front with two furlongs to run.
The Starspangledbanner filly was ask to assert with over a furlong to run and galloped on strongly in the closing stages to post a comprehensive four-length victory over Pronouncement
“She's back on track. She was very good there and Shane said she's only really learning to sprint now,” said Harrington.
“She got rolling, enjoyed it and quickened up well. She had to carry a penalty against them there too.
“We'll probably go to the Curragh now for the Phoenix Sprint, another Group 3. It's just hard enough to find races for her.
“There are very few fillies races, that's the trouble, and she's probably not hardened enough to take on the elder sprinters yet.
“I think she will be in time as I think she's a proper sprinter. I'd love to look at a Group 1 towards the end of the season.
“She seems to go on any ground, it doesn't seem to worry her at all.
“She's won a Group 1, a Listed race and now a Group 3 so it's brilliant. She's a very valuable filly as she has a good pedigree too.
“Her dam went back in foal this year to Starspangledbanner aged 23. She had been retired but they brought her back in out of the field.”
