Qualify is pushed out close home by Joseph O'Brien© Photo Healy Racing
Stellar Glow was the only one punters wanted to know about for the Group 3 C.L. & M.F. Weld Park Stakes but she ultimately had to settle for third as Qualify ran out a comfortable winner for Aidan and Joseph O’Brien.
The daughter of Fastnet Rock finished a good third on her second career start in the Group 3 Silver Flash Stakes at Leopardstown in July before getting off the mark on her next outing at Dundalk.
She was a bit disappointing when finishing fifth in the Debutante Stakes here last month but she ran well to finish sixth in the Moyglare on her last start.
Having opened the 7/4 last night she proved friendless with punters and was sent off the 9/4 second favourite.
The Jim Bolger trained Stellar Glow was available at 9/4 last night but she was well-backed this morning and went off the 10/11 favourite.
Settled in rear the Louis and Kate Ronan owned winner was ridden from over two furlongs out, getting to the front just over a furlong from home before going on to score comfortably by three lengths. Lola Beaux (11/2) ran a nice race to take second under Fran Berry for Jessica Harrington while Stellar Glow was a short head back in third.
Aidan O’Brien said in the aftermath: "We think she’s a very smart filly. She just wanted to be pulled back as she’s a filly with a lot of speed. We have been riding her wrong. You can put her to sleep and she has a massive stride and can get there quickly.
"She's a Fastnet Rock and loves that ground, and she could go for the Fillies Mile (at Newmarket on October 17th) if the ground stays good.”
Additional reporting by Alan Magee
