Rising towards Listed class - that's Sagittarius

Sagittarius Rising showed the benefit of experience to get off the mark on outing number six in the Thomastown Maiden at Gowran.

The market suggested that Alanannda was expected to deliver at the first time of asking as the Aga Khan and Dermot Weld filly went off at odds of 5/6 favourite.

She didn't do much wrong but she had to challenge wide and could never get to grips with the Cormac Farrell-trained and Rory Cleary-ridden Sagittarius Rising (7/1). He prevailed by a length and a half.

County Wexford-based Farrell said: "We've always thought the world of him but he's just taken a bit of time to come to himself. This year he's a different horse to last year, and I wouldn't be surprised if he could really step up and go into Listed company.

"That's all ahead of him but we'll take him home and see how he is in the morning. He's pretty smart."

(AM & EM)