Bye Bye to the maiden tag

The subject of massive confidence in the market, Bye Bye Birdie (4/5 into 4/9 on track) got the job done on outing number three in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden at Cork.

Basically Joseph O'Brien wasn't taking no for an answer from the front running first time 'cheek-pieced' juvenile.

She made the running but those involved in the punt got a major fright when the daughter of Oasis Dream was headed inside the last by Abbakova To her credit, the Ballydoyle runner fought tenaciously to prevail by a neck.

John Murphy 's Dimity (14/1) performed above expectations to take the third spot, half a length back whilst Clenor (a morning price market-mover) was hampered and stumbled at halfway. She kept on for the fourth spot, another length and a half adrift.

Joseph O'Brien revealed: "She'd be better on quick ground. She has a couple of entries next week (the Queen Mary and the Albany) and she could go." (AM & EM)