Solene Lilyette and Andrew Slattery© Photo Healy Racing
Solene Lilyette (8/1) was a decisive winner of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap.
A maiden winner over a mile at Limerick on her previous outing, the Pivotal filly tracked the leaders before hitting the front travelling well early in the straight.
Andrew Slattery’s mount was unchallenged from that point and came home three and a half lengths ahead of Hayyel (7/1).
The winner looks a real bargain now at E12,000 out of Dermot Weld’s yard in February and comes from a very good Moyglare family.
Winning trainer Andy Slattery said: “She's a nice filly and the race suited but I didn't know what she'd be like over a mile-and-a-quarter because she shows a good bit of pace.
“The aim is a premier handicap along the way. I'd hope to get her in at the bottom in the mile race at Galway but we're a long way off that yet. If we get 10lb we're still only 85.
“We'll go somewhere in three or four weeks time, feel our way and see what the handicapper does.
“She likes a bit of juice in the ground and the bit of rain that fell this morning was a help.
“She's two from two for us now so she doesn't owe us anything. She has a good pedigree as her grandmother is Dress To Thrill.”
Quotes from Gary Carson
