'I think she's improved since York' - Aussie sprinter Asfoora chasing slice of history at the Curragh on Sunday
Henry Dwyer believes we will see an even better version of Nunthorpe winner Asfoora when she bids to become the first horse trained in Australia to win in Ireland in the Bar One Racing Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh.
The seven-year-old made a huge splash on her first European tour last year with a memorable victory at Royal Ascot when taking the King Charles III Stakes under Oisin Murphy.
She finished fifth when attempting to defend her crown at Ascot in June and seventh in the Qatar Stakes at Goodwood before roaring back to her best last month at York when storming a length and a quarter clear in the Nunthorpe.
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