14:40 Ballylinch Stud 'Priory Belle' 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (Fillies' Group 3)

Race preview

Awtaad's half-sister MEHNAH looked potentially high class in winning a September Dundalk maiden and can take the next step and win again. MEHNAH, by Frankel, missed the break before shaping with real promise when beating a subsequent Listed winner and despite meeting vastly more experienced rivals today, looks open to vast improvement. 113-rated Shale won the Group 1 Moyglare in September and is very talented, giving away 3lbs. She was subsequently well beaten in the Fillies Mile at Newmarket in October and being by Galileo will ideally prefer longer trips than today's 7f on her reappearance. Ballydoyle's Empress Josephine was a good winner on debut at Naas last month and while today's drop back to 7f is a possible negative, she will be more street-wise today and can get involved. Stablemate Joan Of Arc was beaten a nose on debut by Hazel in Dundalk and comes here having won her maiden well at the Curragh last month. Loch Lein was beaten in two high class maidens last year but did win in taking style at Cork in September, is ground-versatile and should go well racing back at 7f today.