Snellen springs surprise in the Meld Stakes

The Joseph O’Brien-trained Queen Of Hawaii built on a promising debut run at the Curragh to take the one-mile Irish Stallion Farms EBF 2-Y-0 Fillies Maiden

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025 - 21:21

John Ryan

A globe-trotting filly, trained by Gavin Cromwell, Snellen proved a shock winner of the Group 3 BoyleSports Meld Stakes at Leopardstown, pipping odds-on favourite Purview.

Ridden by Shane Foley, deputising for the suspended Gary Carroll, the 16-1 shot came from last to first, challenging down the outside to lead at the furlong pole and dug deep to see off Colin Keane’s mount by a short-head, with a three lengths back to long-time leader Galen.

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