EIRENE is being pitched in another Group 3 today at Ascot in the eight runner Merriebelle Stable Pavilion Stakes, due off at 3.45pm. The ground is soft and the trip is 6f so both should suit.
A creditable third in the Nell Gwynn at Newmarket’s Craven Meeting, the Declaration Of War filly probably doesn’t really get 7f never mind a mile (she was entered in the English Guineas) and last year, she won twice over sprint trips (five and six furlongs).
The only filly in the race, she has a bit to find on ratings and the top-rated Invincible Army (110) is a worthy favourite but the soft ground might be a leveller and she should go well at around 5/1 under Robert Winston. Hopefully, she’ll at least make the frame.