Goffs Million heroine One Look wins on return at Cork

Paddy Twomey's One Look maintained her unbeaten record with a workmanlike display in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race at Cork.

Sent off the 1-20 favourite to beat four rivals, she did so with the minimum of fuss but failed to shake up the ante-post Classic markets.

Having won the Goffs Million in emphatic fashion on her racecourse debut, the daughter of Gleneagles went into the winter as a leading contender for the 1000 Guineas.

Twomey carefully selected her reappearance run and her starting price suggested the calibre of opposition she was up against, although in the heavy ground, Billy Lee had to nudge her along.

While she ultimately won by three lengths, she was eased in the betting by a number of firms for the Newmarket Classic.

"She did exactly what we were hoping she would do. We got her out, got her some exercise and education and it has gone to plan, so I’m very happy," said Twomey.

"We had the plan in our head that we were coming (regardless of the heavy ground), she settled and quickened and it was pretty straightforward. I don’t think I’ve trained many 1-20 shots!

"That was her first piece of work for the year, so we’ll sit down and make a plan. We have a couple of more fillies to run, so we will see where we go but she is in the Irish, English, French and German Guineas.

"If she runs at Newmarket, she would go straight there, but if she runs in Ireland, she might run again.

"She is a lovely-actioned filly, was ready to run today and I think she’ll progress plenty."

There was a mild surprise in the opening Welcome To The Racing Home For Easter Festival 2024 Fillies’ Maiden, which went the way of Johnny Murtagh’s debutante Wide With Delight (20-1).

Winning jockey Shane Kelly said: "She is a lovely filly