Ballydoyle Going For Three In A Row

[Wandering Eyes]

Aidan O’Brien has won the last two editions of the G1 QIPCO 1,000 Guineas and the Ballydoyle trainer has major claims of landing the hat trick having left in five fillies for Sunday’s race. Happily (Ire), Sizzling (Ire), Sarrocchi (Ire), and Bye Bye Baby (Ire), each a daughter of Galileo (Ire), could be joined by I Can Fly (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) in the Coolmore team’s bid to follow up their last three wins with Legatissimo (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), Minding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Winter (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Sunday’s 18 strong field also includes the supplemented Godolphin filly Soliloquy (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) along with her stable-mate and ‘TDN Rising Star‘ Wild Illusion (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Richard Hannon won the race with Sky Lantern (Ire) (Red Clubs {Ire}) in 2013 and he could have three runners in the impressive Free H. winner Anna Nerium (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Billesdon Brook (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) and Vitamin (Ire) (Camelot {GB}). Laurens (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) contributed to a fine 2017 for Karl Burke and the G1 Fillies’ Mile winner is on target to make her seasonal debut on Sunday while Irish trainer Willie McCreery has the option of running Liquid Amber (Kitten’s Joy) owned by the Niarchos family’s Flaxman Stables Ireland. Roger Varian’s Altyn Orda (Ire) (Kyllachy {GB}) and Madeline (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) both remain in the lineup while David Simcock also has two options in Worship (Ire) (Havana Gold {Ire}) and Teppal (Fr) (Camacho {GB}). Mick Channon’s confidence in Dan’s Dream (GB) (Cityscape {GB}) was well documented in Monday’s TDN while Dean Ivory has left in Eirene (GB) (Declaration Of War).

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