Slattery fillies poised for stab at Group 1 glory in Matron

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Andy Slattery plans to run Creggs Pipes and Planchart in the Matron StakesCredit: Patrick McCann

In-form Tipperary trainer Andy Slattery plans to run both Creggs Pipes and Planchart in the Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes on Irish Champions Weekend.

Creggs Pipes completed a four-timer in the valuable mile handicap on the Tuesday of the Galway festival, before stablemate Planchart landed the Listed Corrib Fillies' Stakes to cap a memorable week at Ballybrit.

Now Slattery is poised to shoot for the stars. Creggs Pipes finished second to Tanaza – also a Matron contender – in the Group 3 Fairy Bridge Stakes at Tipperary last week, and both she and Planchart, which faded into eighth in last Sunday's Snow Fairy Fillies' Stakes, were subsequently found to be in season.

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Richard ForristalIreland editor

Published on 30 August 2016inNews

Last updated 10:09, 30 August 2016

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