A case of ‘if only’ for Siren’s Song in Oaks

WE were happy enough with Siren’s Song’s performance in the Epsom Oaks yesterday. It was my first experience of the occasion as a trainer and it was nice that the filly ran well, staying on strongly to finish seventh.

It was a messy race with no pace at all which didn’t suit her. She got a bit unbalanced down the hill but if they’d have gone a good gallop she would have been more competitive. I’m not saying she’d have won but after not coming down the hill the best, she flew home once she got herself sorted out. So there’s a bit of an ‘if only’ there.

Three winners out of three National Hunt runners is as good as you can do, so I can have no complaints about the past week. I was delighted with Magical Memoir in Ballinrobe on Monday and while I had put her up as one of my likeliest winners, it was nice to see her pulling away so readily from Scottish Boogie. She will go next for a four-year-olds only winners-of-two at Gowran Park.