Comfortable win for Fox as Harrington completes double My Holy Fox completed a double on the card for Jessica Harrington, as she took the feature at Punchestown, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap. A full-sister to dual Group 2 winner Banimpire, the three-year-old was making her debut in handicap company this afternoon, having won her maiden at the Curragh last month. Upped in trip to a mile and one, she was sent off an 8/1 chance under Conor Hoban in the colours of owner Zhang Yuesheng. Settled in mid-division, she was pushed along and took closer order approaching the straight, hitting the front with just over a furlong to race. She was ridden and extended her advantage inside the final furlong, coming a comfortable two lengths to the good. Star Image finished second at 20/1 under Niall McCullagh for Tom Mullins, while Shahaada (10/3jfav) was another half-a-length back in third, with Chris Hayes aboard this one for Kevin Prendergast. Flagged was the other joint-favourite and she finished a disappointing tenth under Colin Keane. Harrington, who took the opener with Alizarine, said: "She did it very well. She's a beautifully bred filly and when we won the maiden in the Curragh we thought it was job done. "On her work we thought maybe she had a nice mark. For her fourth run to do what she did from a wide draw, she was very professional about it and we're delighted. "I'd love to sneak a bit of black-type for her but she is going to be covered southern hemisphere time. That is the plan at the moment but it might get changed, I don't know. "Once she was made a winner that is what they decided to do but she's won two now and we'll see what the owners want to do." STEWARDS REPORTS * M.A. Gallagher, rider of Kush trained by Ross O'Sullivan, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount ran too free during this race. * Keith Henry Clarke, trainer of Harriet's Force, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his charge scoped dirty post race. Additional reporting by Gary Carson
