Ainippe set to step up to Group company

Ger Lyons will look for a Group Two opportunity for Ainippe after she came out on top in a thrilling finish to the TRM Ballyogan Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Shane Foley looked to have made a winning move when he took Newsletter into the lead after James Tate’s Blhadawa had taken them along.

However, Colin Keane had other ideas and sent Ainippe (9-4 joint favourite) in pursuit. Step by step she clawed back the deficit and got up for a half-length verdict.