Shamida strikes in Cork feature

Shamida showed the value of her comeback run last month to land the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Give Thanks Stakes at Cork.

Dermot Weld's runner had been off for 294 days when finishing sixth in the Curragh Cup and she was clearly better for it, moving nicely into this before putting her head down to see off the front-running Ballydoyle three-year-olds Mother Nature and Lily Heart.

Ridden by Chris Hayes and sent off 4-1, the Aga Khan-owned four-year-old – who ended last season finishing mid-division in the Prix de Royallieu on Arc weekend – was striking at Group Three level for the third time in her career and holds a number of notable engagements.

A gutsy performance from Shamida to land the feature G3 @IRISHEB Give Thanks Stakes at @corkracecourse for Dermot Weld