Whirl-wind performance from O’Brien filly in Musidora

There was another impressive winner of a Classic trial for Aidan O’Brien, as Whirl scorched to a bloodless victory in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at .

A market drifter before the off, the daughter of Wootton Bassett was sent off at 7-2 in the hands of Coolmore number one Ryan Moore, who was positive out of the stalls and never too far away from the pace.

It was Ralph Beckett’s Sandown winner Tattycoram that led the field of Classic aspirants into the straight, but Whirl was hot on her tail, with Moore soon allowing his mount to stride on up the long run for home on the Knavesmire.

The further she went, the better Whirl got as she sauntered to a five-and-a-half-length success over Andrew Balding’s Serenity Prayer, who made late ground from the back of the field.