News Brilliant Minding all class in Pretty Polly Stakes

Brilliant Minding all class in Pretty Polly Stakes

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Minding duly landed the odds to collect her third Group One triumph of the season in the Sea The Stars Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.

The Qipco 1000 Guineas and Investec Oaks heroine displayed a decisive turn of foot to cut down long-time leader Bocca Baciata and surge clear in the final half-furlong.

Colm O'Donoghue tried to steal a march on Bocca Baciata and Jessica Harrington's four-year-old turned for home a good five lengths in front.

However, Ryan Moore asked Aidan O'Brien's filly to go about her business and the 1-5 shot gobbled up the deficit in a matter of strides, going away to win by four and a half lengths.

Lucida was third for Godolphin and Jim Bolger, while the Luca Cumani-trained Koora was fourth and James Fanshawe's Speedy Boarding last of the five.

It was a big-race treble for the Ballydoyle team and Moore after earlier Group-contest wins by Sir Isaac Newton and Roly Poly.

Minding was cut to 6-4 favourite from 2-1 for the Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood with Paddy Power. RaceBets make her 13-2 from 8-1 for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.