Tapestry team wary of Matron trip

Joseph O’Brien admits dropping down half a mile in trip is "not ideal" for Tapestry in the Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes at Leopardstown today.

Always highly regarded, she was sent off 4-1 favourite for the Newmarket 1000 Guineas in May but ran no sort of a race.

She shaped a little better in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, and could then have been considered an unlucky loser in the Irish Oaks as her saddle slipped.