Fiesolana lands second Group 3 prize

Fiesolana, winner of the recent Ballyogan Stakes at Leopardsrown, landed her second Group 3 prize when holding the late surge of favourite Along Came Casey in the featured Brownstown Stakes in Fairyhouse last night.

Ridden by Billy Lee, the Willie McCreery-trained four-year-old edged ahead early in the straight, travelling well, and kept on strongly to hold the favourite (probably running over an inadequate trip) by a head, with Snow Queen a never threatening third..

A French import, Fiesolanahas now won over six furlongs, seven furlongs and a mile from four starts since joining McCreery, who declared: “She’s just a no nonsense mare. That was another step-up, on ground that she wouldn’t over-like.