Mrs Gallagher is ridden out by Josephine Gordon© Photo Healy Racing
UK raider Mrs Gallagher landed the spoils in the Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Polonia Stakes, providing William Jarvis and Josephine Gordon with their first success in Ireland.
Owned by music agent Emma Banks, the daughter of Oasis Dream won a Listed contest at Bath last month, beating subsequent Group 3 winner Mabs Cross into second.
Sent off a 7/1 chance today, the bay filly broke smartly and made virtually all, keeping on well under pressure inside the final furlong to score by a length and a quarter. Golden Spell finished second at 9/1 under Shane Foley for Johnny Murtagh, while Now You're Talking (7/2 to 3s) was a neck back in third with Donnacha O'Brien in the saddle for his brother Joseph. Different League was sent off the easy to back 11/4 favourite (15/8 in early shows and from 2s on-course) and she finished fourth under Ryan Moore for Aidan O'Brien.
Jarvis said afterwards: "She's very quick. I was keen to keep her against her own sex and her own age group for as long as we could and that's why we came over here. She'll have to step up now, and we have an entry in the King's Stand so we'll probably roll the dice.
"That’s the first time I've been really impressed with her. I've always known she was smart but today I was really impressed. She showed blistering early speed again, and the little girl gets on well with her and gave her a good ride.
"Emma Banks is a very important new owner/breeder and hopefully she is going to be a nice foundation broodmare for her. She is very closely related to Harry Angel.
"I've been training a bloody long time but I think this is my first winner in Ireland. I've had placed horses in the Cartier Million, and Grand Lodge was placed in the Irish Champion."
Paddy Power go 25/1 (from 100/1) about the winner for King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.
STEWARDS REPORT
L.F. Roche, rider of Aurora Eclipse trained by M.D. O'Callaghan, stumbled at the three furlong pole, became unbalanced and was eased thereafter.
Additional reporting by Alan Magee
