Coolmore Stud No Nay Never Fairy Bridge Stakes: Runner-By-Runner Guide There is an excellent card in prospect from Tipperary on Sunday and the feature race is the Coolmore Stud No Nay Never Fairy Bridge Stakes. The Fillies' & Mares' Group 3 will be run over seven-and-a-half-furlongs and has a top prize of €36,000 for the 11-strong field to go after. Here's our look at the contenders. Snellen Gavin Cromwell's daughter of Expert Eye produced a career-best effort when winning the Meld Stakes at Leopardstown last month over 1m1f. She has a penalty to contend with dropped back in trip now. Germanese Lightly-raced Night Of Thunder filly with just three starts behind her. Winner of a Fairyhouse maiden (7f, good) on the middle one of those and ran well at Galway in a Listed race since on soft ground. More progress is possible. Mallavelly Ex-Jane Chapple-Hyam inmate, has three wins in just five starts since joining Ger Lyons including handicaps at Leopardstown and here the last twice. More will be demanded back over the same C&D in this company. Mataariki One of two for Joseph O'Brien in the field as he seeks a fourth win in seven years, this Cracksman filly handles all ground and was only beaten a length in a Listed race at Galway (7f, soft) last time out. She has something to find with Copacabana Sands on previous form. Princess Child Second runner for the Joseph O'Brien team. She is more exposed than some of these but has a strong track record of running well in Listed company amongst decent opposition. That was the case again when best of these in the Corrib Fillies Stakes (7f, soft) in July and she was turned out four days later in Ballybrit to win a €66k Premier Handicap off a rating of 91. Queen Of Thunder Killarney maiden winner over a mile in May but Ken Condon's filly has struggled in better company in three runs since and was beaten five-lengths in a Group 3 at Naas last week. Copacabana Sands Listed and Group 3 winner at Naas (7f, good) and Leopardstown (7f, soft) on last two starts and given a break since, the Sands Of Mali filly is on the upgrade. Celestial Orbit UK raider for Ollie Sangster, Listed winner over 7f (good) at Sandown last summer and went close in this grade at Newmarket in April on return. Found a Group 1 in France too much in May. Chantez Daughter of Wootton Bassett gives Ger Lyons a second contender. A Listed winner last season, she is 0-3 in this grade but wasn't disgraced in third behind a progressive winner at Leopardstown in July. Fingerpaint Kingman filly representing Dermot Weld and Juddmonte with Colin Keane up. She got up close home in a 7f Curragh maiden on good ground on debut in May and is open to progress upped in grade now. Sweet Chariot Lone contender for Aidan O'Brien in a race he last won in 2008. The Wootton Bassett filly is just 1-11 in her career and has lots to find with the best of these on ratings.
