French-bound Barnavara bags the Blandford Alpha Racing’s Barnavara (6/1) made all under jockey Shane Foley to win the Curragh’s Group 2 Moyglare 'Jewels' Blandford Stakes today, with her trainer Jessica Harrington now targetting a French Group 1 on Arc weekend. The daughter of Calyx had been beaten by today’s rival Red Letter at today’s course in August but today readily turned around form, with Foley kicking clear from two furlongs out, scoring by 3.5 lengths from One Look . Harrington reported “she’s a fantastic filly and is improving all the time. She’s a very big filly and is getting better and better. Every bit of rain that fell helped her and she will go on softer ground. “She will go to Longchamp now on Arc weekend for the Opera. She’s won a Listed, a Group 3 and now a Group 2, so it’s the natural way to go for a Group 1 next. “It’s great that so many of the syndicate are here and they get a great kick out of it.” Quotes from Alan Magee
