My Minervina loves it in Bellewstown

My Minervina (7/2jf) drew clear at the end of an extended seven furlongs in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies & Mares Handicap.

She was fully second last and pushed along three furlongs from home but, to her credit, she began to make eye-catching progress on the outer a quarter of a mile out.

She was driven to challenge Marsa a furlong and a half down and Shane Foley rode her into the lead in the final 150 yards.

The Holy Roman Emperor filly kept on well to prevail by a healthy two lengths from 12/1 Take My Hand Princess Rajj (7/1) was a head further back in third.

Foley said: “She seems to like it here as she’s had three runs now with two wins and a second.

“She likes to come from the back and Jessie (Harrington) put the blinkers on her. She’s in again on Saturday (at Killarney) and will probably run again.

“She’s been a good servant and seems to enjoy going left-handed. She doesn’t seem to act going the other way.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee