Three horses to note in the paying for Christmas list

When high-class fillies hit a rich vein of form they can be irresistible and there are three we must have on our side over the closing weeks of the season.

Let’s start with Aidan O’Brien’s Alice Springs, a stunning winner of the Group 1 Matron Stakes at Leopardstown last Saturday.

She arrived at Leopardstown as a winner of just one of her six races this season, but more importantly on the back of a dreadful effort on her previous appearance at Deauville, finishing eighth of ten runners.