{"id":384274,"date":"2025-08-30T04:54:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T04:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/384274\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T04:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T04:54:15","slug":"red-letter-ready-to-thrive-for-ger-lyons-over-longer-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/384274\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Letter ready to thrive for Ger Lyons over longer trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trainer Ger Lyons. Photo: Thomas Doolin\/Sportsfile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/942d5609-9ec1-4a0d-a651-3723533586a9.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Trainer Ger Lyons. Photo: Thomas Doolin\/Sportsfile<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It may have taken the third-time lucky for Red Letter to get off the mark as a three-year-old but there\u2019s plenty more where that came from in the Group Three Snow Fairy Fillies Stakes (3.27) at the Curragh today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Ger Lyons\u2019 filly was a high-class juvenile that was aimed at the English 1,000 Guineas this season but it always looked like a step up in trip would suit the grey daughter of Frankel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">She returned to winning ways at Listed level in Killarney last month and a 3lb swing at the weights with her Navan conqueror Barnavara, as well as an extra furlong (1m1f), should make Gary Carroll\u2019s mount tough to beat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The presence of UK raider Sand Gazelle, trained by the Gosden team, adds further intrigue with jockey Daniel Tudhope making the trip across the Irish Sea for just one ride aboard the recent Listed winner at York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Red Letter is tipped to fend off those two chief rivals, though, while there\u2019s plenty to like about Ipanema Queen in the Group Three Heider Family Stables Round Tower Stakes (2.52).<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Aidan O\u2019Brien-trained Mission Central has obvious claims based on his maiden romp earlier this month but Ipanema Queen has the experience edge with four starts, while she also has stronger form in the book.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Adrian Murray\u2019s juvenile scored at Listed level over course and distance last time out \u2013 two from two at Irish racing\u2019s HQ \u2013 and Declan McDonogh\u2019s mount represents much better value.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The richest prize of the day is the \u20ac100,000 Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Ireland Irish Cambridgeshire (4.37) where bottom-weight Engines On is each-way value at around 33\/1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Wicklow trainer John Kinsella has shown his ability to land a decent handicap like this and Keithen Kennedy\u2019s mount is forgiven a poor effort last time out in Roscommon having been going for a three-timer prior to that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trainer Ger Lyons. 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