Mayflower shows plenty on debut in Leopardstown Mayflower showed off her engine as she came from last to first on debut to land the fillies' maiden over an extended seven-furlongs in Leopardstown. There was even more merit in the daughter of Ardad's performance as it came after she missed the break. Teewinot picked it up from Spinning Around after two furlongs and held a narrow lead thereafter. The leader saw off that pursuer approaching the furlong pole, however, Mayflower made eye-catching headway into third at that stage. Mayflower kept coming and passed Teewinot in the closing stages to go on by a length and a-quarter at 12/1 for Shamrock Thoroughbreds. Runner-up Teewinot went off the 13/8 favourite. Stephen Thorne said: She came from the breeze-ups, the Craven Sale, and was highly recommended by Robson Aguiar. “She’s a big, good-looking, filly and we decided we’d back off her a little bit and let her adjust to the system. “We could have had her out a bit earlier, as she has an awful lot of natural talent, but she’s a big girl and we decided to give her a little bit of time. “We picked this race out from a long way out and worked towards it. She’s a big-striding filly and I think she has a big future ahead of her. “We were declaring on soft ground, but she’s a top of the ground filly. The ground dried out plenty and ended up nice ground with a little bit of ease so it suited her perfect. “She usually jumps very quick from the gates, but today she jumped slow for whatever reason and Ben opted to ride a nice patient race on her and he gave her a lovely chance to finish. “It might not have looked the strongest race on paper, but I think she has a lot of talent and class. I’m hoping that she’ll develop into a Stakes performer for us later on in the season. “She ate up the ground up the straight and Ben (Coen, jockey) reckons she’ll get further as well, she might get a mile next year. “She’s more of a three-year-of type looking at her, but she’s got a great mind. I can’t thank Robson Aguiar enough for recommending her to me and I’ve got a great bunch of people involved with her. “With Shamrock Thoroughbreds we pool a couple of breeze-up horses each year. There are a lot of familiar faces, and new ones, here and it’s a very special day. “It’s nice to have a Leopardstown winner as well, my first one here. Hopefully, there will be many more of them.” Additional reporting by Gary Carson
