Weld Fillies Tarawa, Homeless Songs Return to Action

Dermot Weld is preparing to unleash two exciting fillies in the next fortnight at Leopardstown, starting with Tarawa April 2.

The daughter of Shamardal impressed when winning at Leopardstown in October and is set to kickstart her classic campaign in the One Thousand Guineas Trial (G3) over seven furlongs.

Weld said: "Tarawa has wintered well and will likely take her chance this weekend. Hopefully, she can run a nice race, she's a nice filly."

The stable is also set to run a classic winner next week, with Moyglare Stud's Homeless Songs  earmarked for the listed Heritage Stakes next Wednesday. Last year's breathtaking Irish One Thousand Guineas (G1) winner was entered at the Curragh last weekend but did not take up her engagement.

"Homeless Songs is likely to run at Leopardstown next Wednesday in the Heritage Stakes over a mile," Weld said. "It's a listed race for 4-year-olds and up and that is the plan with her at the moment."

Tarawa's opponents on Sunday could include the Aidan O'Brien-trained Beginnings, an easy six-length winner at Dundalk in November, and a daughter of the stable's dual Guineas winner in 2017, Winter.

Ballylinch Stud also sponsors the preceding Two Thousand Guineas Trial (G3) in which Ballydoyle have five of the 11 entries, including Alfred Munnings, Greenland, and Hans Andersen.