Lupini’s Rose blooms as Irish Champions Festival gets under way
BLOOMING: Kitty Rose ridden by Bill Lee winning the Ballylinch Stud Irish EBF Ingabelle Stakes. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane
A dash of Milanese glamour combined with Ulster nous and supreme Limerick steering combined to get the Irish Champions Festival off to a memorable start as Kitty Rose made it two from two in the Listed Ballylinch Stud Irish EBF Ingabelle Stakes under the scorching sun at Leopardstown.
A love of horses brought Natalia Lupini from Milan to Ireland as a teenager and after saddling her first winner in 2016, she quickly established her capability with the consistent level of the likes of Dunum and Blairmayne.
