Well-bred Sinoria will improve a ton, insists Black

Richard Black has enjoyed a dream start to his training career, consigning the most expensive point-to-point mare at last March’s Tattersalls Ireland Cheltenham Festival sale and compiling an unbeaten record between the flags since moving to his new yard.

The Austin Fanning-owned Sinoria followed in the footsteps of Shantaluze and Mount Rushmore this season in the Innovotec mares’ maiden to provide Black with his third success of the campaign.

A half-sister to last year’s Gold Cup runner-up Minella Rocco, the daughter of Oscar had too many gears in the hands of Barry O’Neill and quickened three lengths clear of Getaway Mixie.