Two For Joy as O'Brien and Cleary complete Cork double Amongst the winners earlier in the evening, Aidan O'Brien and Jack Cleary doubled up as Two For Joy made most of the running to land the Irish Stallion Farms Irish EBF Fillies Maiden at Cork. Sent off 14/1, having failed to trouble the judge on her first two starts, the daughter of Wootton Bassett looked much more streetwise on this third appearance. Soon in front, the filly led market leader Tswalu for the first mile of the contest. Strongly pressed and briefly headed over a furlong out, Two For Joy showed the greater resolve to regain the advantage over a furlong from home. Keeping on strongly inside the final furlong, the O'Brien filly scored by three-quarters-of-a-length. Chris Armstrong said: “Wayne rode her in Down Royal where she disappointed the last day and he said to take the blinkers off her and she is far better than that run. “Jack gave her a lovely ride. She set a solid tempo throughout, and she kept finding when the other filly came to her. “She is a big filly and just took time to fill her frame. She could be aimed at something like the Oyster Stakes (at Galway) or even those races in Naas at the backend. If we could get some black type for her it would be an added bonus. “It’s a double for Jack who is incredible value for his 5lb claim.” Additional reporting by Alan Magee.
