CURRAGH 16:25

All 10 ran.

Time: 1m 35.07s Closing Sectional: (3f): 34.15s (104.4%)

Overrounds: Industry SP 119%, Betfair SP 100.7%

4 of those beaten by Hermosa at Newmarket took her on again, the field also containing a filly placed in the French Guineas and the top European-trained juvenile filly of 2018 on Timeform ratings in Pretty Pollyanna, the last named proving the biggest threat to the winner, though only a brief one as Hermosa stamped her dominance on the division all the more than at Newmarket, becoming the fourth filly to do the English-Irish 1000 Guineas double, her time - around a second and a half quicker than both the previous day's 2000 Guineas and the following Premier Handicap - backing up the view that she's right up there with the very best recent winners of the race; there was a bit of scrimmaging after a couple of furlongs but it was largely a clean race with excuses rather hard to come by, acknowledging the principals all raced prominently.

HERMOSA (IRE) a most tenacious winner at Newmarket, she found this particular canvas one that allowed her to express her class much more, posting a performance right up there with the previous fillies to do the English-Irish 1000 Guineas double, in a very good time to boot; soon led, she quickened under 2f out, saw off Pretty Pollyanna over 1f out and stormed clear for a most authoritative success; once again the manner in which she saw out the mile so well suggests she could be even better when stepping up in trip, the Prix de Diane seemingly firmly on the radar.

PRETTY POLLYANNA after 8 months off, overturned the Fillies' Mile form with Iridessa but not with Hermosa, beaten further by that one (who is a different filly this year) but still posting a very respectable first run of the season, particularly as she was drawn on the outside and covered more ground than anything else, certainly seeing the trip out well enough in the circumstances to think she's fully effective at it; chased leaders out rather wide without cover (took little while to fully settle), every chance 2f out, took second and threatened winner briefly over 1f out, left behind by that one inside final 1f, kept on; she'd be entitled to get closer to Hermosa in the Coronation but it would take a big jump forward and/or that one running below form for her to reverse the placings.

FOXTROT LIV faced a massive rise in class having won a median auction event at Killarney on her previous start and coped with the step up in grade admirably, this Classic placing increasing her value no end; chased leader, close up 3f out, left behind by winner and lost second over 1f out but kept on for third.

IRIDESSA (IRE) has rather had her limitations exposed as a miler in a pair of Guineas now, acknowleding things didn't go absolutely ideally here, but she may yet prove a much better filly over further, and it's worth remembering she beat Hermosa and Pretty Pollyanna when landing the Fillies' Mile; in touch, had to fight to hold her position in some jostling after 2f, effort over 2f out, starting to run on when rider dropped reins briefly and she edged right over 1f out, kept on.

DEAN STREET DOLL (IRE) was ridden to pick up the pieces and did so to a certain extent, a few misfiring rivals allowing her to claim fifth; dropped out, still plenty to do under 2f out, had to pick way through, stayed on, nearest at the finish; her dam won up to 11f and Dean Street Doll seems likely to stay 1¼m.

FAIRYLAND (IRE) might well be a sprinter but it wasn't just the trip that beat her this time, some early scrimmaging not helping but also not enough of an excuse, just going backwards from her run at Newmarket; mid-field, bumped after 2f, effort under 3f out, held when edged right inside final 1f, one paced; she has held her form really well up to this point and should bounce back quickly.

JUST WONDERFUL (USA) went rather in contrast to how she'd run at Newmarket, ending up disappointing, and it could be that her temperament needs monitoring all the more after this (her awkwardness at Newmarket perhaps not solely down to the track); in touch on inner, travelled better than most, bumped slightly after 2f, briefly short of room on the leader's heels over 2f out but couldn't quicken when in the clear soon after and faltered slightly in the last ½f.

CORAL BEACH (IRE) fared no better than in the French equivalent on her return and clearly lacks the scope of most of these after such a busy time of things at 2 yrs (tongue tied final 3 outings); short of room soon after start but recovered to race in mid-division until struggling over 2f out, one paced.

QABALA (USA) is much better judged on her previous form, seemingly not fully on a going day even before she lost all chance of hitting the frame when having the door shut in her face; soon steadied, didn't go with much fluency and pushed along over 3f out, denied a run over 2f out, not recover; she was subsequently found to have scoped poorly and remains capable of better.

EAST proved to be a let-down but can probably have this run overlooked, perhaps not fully over her Longchamp exertions (and the associated travelling) just a fortnight on, while she was also rather lit up through the early stages; held up, not settle fully, not quicken under 2f out, never involved and eased off well inside final 1f.