Words and Seamie Heffernan prove too good for Carla Bianca and Pat Smullen© Photo Healy Racing
Words showed her class as she got the better of Carla Bianca in the feature at Cork this afternoon, the Group 3 Munster Oaks.
The Aidan O'Brien trained daughter of Dansili beat Raydara (subsequent Debutante Stakes winner) and Epsom Oaks winner Qualify when taking her maiden on debut at the Curragh last June.
Wearing a hood for the first time today she was settled in rear by Seamie Heffernan.
She came with her challenge from two furlongs out and was pushed out to lead inside the final furlong, scoring by a cosy three parts of a length.
The winner proved friendless with punters. She was as short as 11/10 this morning but opened on-course at 9/4 before going off a 5/2 chance.
Carla Bianca, who was giving the winner over a stone, went off the even money favourite and she had to settle for second under Pat Smullen for Dermot Weld.
The front two went seven and a half lengths clear of Roheryn who was third under Andrea Atzeni for Ger Lyons.
Seamie Heffernan: "I rode her patiently and it was a likeable performance. I was confident she was always going to win from two down. We've always liked her but she was a bit delicate.
"She's just coming now and hopefully she will keep coming. It's good, quick ground and she didn't mind it."
Additional reporting by Alan Magee
