Change looks a potential star

On a night when Michael Halford and Shane Foley continued in top form with a 64/1 treble, Plus Ca Change looked a potential stakes-class performer when justifying 5/6 favouritism in the opening Irish Stallion farms 2-Y-0 Fillies Maiden in Dundalk.

The Ger Lyons-trained daughter of Invincible Spirit, a promising fifth on her debut in a hot Leopardstown maiden, was strongly supported all day and gave her supporters few worries, edging ahead with almost a furlong and a half to race before forging clear to beat market rival Maira by three and a quarter lengths.

“She had a nice first run in Leopardstown and we intended putting her away,” explained Lyons. “But her owner was keen to win with her as a two-year-old and this was the obvious place to come. That was fairly straight-forward tonight and she’s a filly we like, hopefully a black-type filly for next year.”