Homeless Songs bids for glory in Irish 1,000 Guineas

Dermot Weld sends out Homeless Songs as he seeks to win the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas for a fifth time at the Curragh this afternoon.

The master trainer has won big races all around the world but the victory of Prince's Polly in the 1982 version provided him with a first Irish Classic.

He went on to claim the fillies’ race with Trusted Partner in 1988, Nightime in 2006 and Bethrah in 2010 – and Homeless Songs appears to have strong credentials to add to his list.

Having impressed in a trial in early April, she was strongly fancied for both the English and French versions, but both were swerved on account of fast ground.

Fiona Craig, bloodstock advisor for her owners Moyglare Stud, said: "She worked on Wednesday and worked nicely, so we’re looking forward to it.

"Her mother (Joailliere) didn’t go on firm ground, so we didn’t go to Newmarket and France wasn’t the right race either.

"It’ll be interesting. If you look at the pedigree, we’re hoping the Frankel influence will get her home over the mile. We won’t know if she gets the mile until we run over it it.

"I’d have no question about a mile around a turn, it’s just that Curragh is a long (straight) mile, but this is where we are and at least we’ve had a bit of rain. She doesn’t need soft ground, she just doesn’t want it like a road.

"It’s going to be a very good race, but all we can do is go and compete and see how we come out of it at the end."

Homeless Songs regains the winning thread with an impressive performance in the Group 3 @BallylinchStud "Priory Belle" 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes, finding a smart turn of foot to run clear and score under @chrishayes24 for trainer Dermot Weld