Tuesday, Homeless Songs Lead Irish One Thousand Guineas
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Homeless Songs wins the Ballylinch Stud “Priory Belle” 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes at Leopardstown.
A field of 14 will line up in the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1) May 22 after Wild Beauty was the only filly to be taken out at the final declaration stage May 20.
The absence of the Charlie Appleby-trained Fred Darling winner means that James Ferguson's Mise En Scene and Purplepay are the only British raiders, with ante-post market leaders Tuesday and Homeless Songs (IRE set to take their place in the €500,000 Group 1 event.
Tuesday, who finished third in the Newmarket equivalent at the start of the month, is bidding to provide Aidan O'Brien with a record-extending 11th win in the race.
O'Brien is also represented by History , who had four of Sunday's rivals behind her when landing the Cornelscourt Stakes (G3) last time out. Concert Hall won at the Curragh as a two-year-old and could send the race Ballydoyle's way for the fourth year in a row with Lullaby completing O'Brien's quartet.
It's 40 years since Dermot Weld first won this race with Prince's Polly and Homeless Songs aims to follow up her win in the Leopardstown trial last month and confirm the form with the reopposing Agartha .
Jessica Harrington was the winning trainer the last time the race did not go O'Brien's way in 2018 and she saddles Villanova Queen , while Star Girls Aalmal is an intriguing contender for trainer Henry de Bromhead.