Expect a Red Letter day in Killarney
Barnavara and Shane Foley (far) win the Darley Irish EBF Kooyonga Stakes (Listed) from Red Letter in Navan recently. Pic: Healy Racing
Day three of Killarney’s July festival is also the last of the week’s Flat action at the Kerry venue, and the feature race is the listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cairn Rouge Stakes, which can go the way of the Ger Lyons-trained Red Letter.
A high-class sort at two, she made her return to action in the Newmarket 1000 Guineas and ran a fine race to finish seventh, beaten less than three lengths, behind Desert Flower. On the back of that, she was sent off favourite to get back to winning ways in a listed race at Navan but, after being ridden confidently from off the pace, she was unable to get by the sticky Barnavara, who made all and got first run.
