Queen found in season after the Guineas Pat Fahy has revealed Ballybacka Queen was found to be in season following her disappointing display in the Irish 1,000 Guineas. A high-class juvenile last season and an encouraging third on her return to action in Leopardstown's Derrinstown 1,000 Guineas Trial, the daughter of Hurricane Run was quietly fancied for the Curragh Classic but beat only one home. Fahy now plans to step her up in trip, with the Cork Oaks Trial a potential target. The trainer said: "The vet handled her on Monday and she was found to be in season. "She seems fine and is out in the paddock. She's fine, physically, but she would have been ripe for covering that day. She never shows it (that's she's in season), unlike other fillies. "It's a shame because everything had gone right for her and we had hoped for a good run. "We have her in the Cork Oaks Trial, but she's also due in season around then so we'll have to find a way around that. "If she performs well there, we'll build her up for the Irish Oaks. "We'd love to come over to England again because she's a brilliant traveller, but, for now, we just want to see her running to form again."
