Frankel-filly wins Dundalk's finale Frankel-sired Matrice (5/6f) landed Dundalk’s concluding Safer Gambling Week 2025 Fillies & Mares Maiden today, scoring for prominent owner/breeder Bob Scarborough, trainer Joseph O’Brien and jockey Declan McDonogh. A runner-up three times previously from seven runs, the 74-rated three-year-old today scored readily by 1.25 lengths from 65-rated runner-up Dior Noir . McDonogh said "the quick turnaround from Friday did her no harm at all and she had got 1m4f on the grass before. I thought on Friday she just lost a little bit of concentration so I said to Joseph we might just stick the cheekpieces on. "I thought even though it was a lesser race today, she ran straight and true today. She went forward to the line without any hesitation. "She's a Frankel filly, so it was important to get the bracket and it is good to get the win. She seems to love the Polytrack, so she's versatile in ground conditions." Matrice’s owner Scarborough has bred top Ballydoyle-performers St Mark’s Basilica and Magna Grecia from his Woodnook Farm. Quotes from Michael Graham
