Baroness steps up to score Baroness was much too good for the opposition in the Irish Injured Jockeys Nursery Handicap (Plus 10 Race) at Leopardstown to triumph for the Joseph O'Brien yard. O'Brien's brother Donnacha was in the plate for the spin on Baroness. Fifth on her three previous starts, the Declaration Of War filly stepped up to see off Magic Sea and the rest by three and three parts of a length and more. Joseph O'Brien said afterwards: "She ran very well first time out (at the Curragh) and then ran back there on very bad ground on her second run and hated it, and then got flittered coming out of the stalls at Dundalk and the race was over. She kind of ended up well handicapped by circumstances. "It was nice to see her do that and Donnacha gave her a lovely ride. I'd imagine that will be it for this season, and she should make up into a nice middle distance filly next year. "She might progress and get some black type. We always liked her." The County Kilkenny trainer also saddled the sixth and seventh home, Drapers Guild and Sebastiano Ricci. Baroness was bred by Aidan and Annmarie O'Brien's Whisperview Trading Limited. (AM & EM)
