Down in class Mona Lisa gets nod

MONA LISA, having her sights considerably lowered, gets the nod to take the Listed Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Give Thanks Fillies Stakes at Cork this afternoon.

Down in class Mona Lisa gets nod

Aidan O'Brien's charge, who has never tasted success, has run six times this season and they have, rather remarkably, all been Group Ones.

Certainly, she performed with real promise on her latest appearance in the Irish Oaks at the Curragh last month.

The daughter of Giant's Causeway finished five lengths and two and a half lengths third behind the brilliant Shawanda and Playful Act.

Miles behind in tenth was Pictavia, but she is better judged on her third to Eswarah and Something Exciting in the Epsom Oaks.

Pictavia is put forward as the principal danger, with lightly-raced Kastoria, 15lbs wrong with the other pair, the dark horse of the contest.

The other Listed event on the card is the Platinhum Stakes and David Wachman's Luas Line will be a popular choice.

She too is down in class, having finished fourth in the Grade One American Oaks at Hollywood Park last time.

Preference, however, is for the four-year-old Zarad. He is progressive, running a fine race under 9-12 when third to Deerpark and Best Side in a Curragh handicap in late June.

Mayonga, Johnny Murtagh is a significant booking, gets the nap in the Coolmore Studs Spartacus EBF Maiden.

Harry Rogers' filly has been beaten by two smart sorts in Aussie Rules at the Curragh and Namaya at Naas and can turn that experience to good use against David Wachman's newcomer, Kitty Hawk.

At Naas, Queen Titi, third behind Adaala and Jazz Princess in a Listed event at the Curragh, is fancied in the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Maiden.

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