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Juvenile maidens treble for Joseph & Browne Monagle

Bellesque holds So LovelyBellesque holds So Lovely
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Leopardstown's Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden over a mile was the third juvenile maiden on the card and, like the others, it was won by a Dylan Browne McMonagle-ridden favourite as the champion jockey made all the running on even-money shot Bellesque .

Runner-up over a furlong shorter at this venue last week, the daughter of St Mark's Basilica, owned by Eimear Irwin and Sue Magnier raced very professionally and scored by three-parts of a length from promising newcomer So Lovely

Winning trainer Joseph O'Brien enthused "She had a nice debut here last week and she did it well. I thought Dylan got to control the race lovely and she's a nice filly."

The winner holds entries in the Group 2 Debutante Stakes and the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes.

Additional reporting by John O'Riordan

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.