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Slattery filly in good shape for Concorde challenge

Bells On Her Toes (navy, red cap) winning at Galway Bells On Her Toes (navy, red cap) winning at Galway
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Andy Slattery's Bells On Her Toes goes for the Coolmore Sioux Nation Concorde Stakes on tomorrow's Super Sunday mixed card at Tipperary and connections are hopeful of a good run from Eithne Thompson's homebred daughter of Belardo.

A Galway festival handicap winner in August, the four-year-old got a big hike in the ratings for finishing fourth in the Group 3 Fairy Bridge Stakes over the course and distance of tomorrow's contest which has been demoted to Listed status this year having been previously a Pattern race. 

Speaking after saddling 25/1 juvenile winner Milliat at Dundalk last night, assistant trainer Brian Slattery said of Bells On Her Toes: "She is in super form and we are expecting a big run.

"She will handle the ground and there are a lot of things in our favour. She's a tough, tough filly. 

"She was very unlucky not to get her black-type the last day in Tipperary  and she got impeded by the horse (Matilda Picotte) that went on to win the Sceptre Stakes in Doncaster."

Additional reporting by Michael Graham  

About Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.