Up and coming: Galileo daughter could give some classic clues

RACING: A FOUR-RUNNER race on a Wednesday evening in Dundalk might not be an obvious place to look for classic clues but Aidan…

RACING:A FOUR-RUNNER race on a Wednesday evening in Dundalk might not be an obvious place to look for classic clues but Aidan O'Brien's Up could be an exception, writes Brian O'Connor.

The daughter of super-sire Galileo is as low as 25 to 1 for the Newmarket 1,000 Guineas and a 107 rating gives Up the clear winning of this mile contest.

She is already a course maiden winner and afterwards ran an honourable fourth in the Juvenile Turf fillies event in the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs.

Joseph O’Brien takes the mount on Up and can also strike in the mile and a half maiden on board Paul Hickey’s Henry Adams, who ran a decent race on his last visit to Dundalk.

Billyford has been in prolific form on the all-weather and reunited with Johnny Murtagh he can complete a four-in-a-row in the seven furlong handicap.

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