sport news Hermosa secures Guineas double with dominant display at the Curragh 

Hermosa secures Guineas double with dominant display at the Curragh Hermosa became fourth filly to complete the English-Irish 1,000 Guineas double The Aidan O'Brien-trained filly joined Attraction, Finsceal Beo and Winter  The Ryan Moore-ridden 5-2 favourite beat Pretty Pollyana by four lengths 

By Marcus Townend for the Daily Mail

Published: 21:42 BST, 26 May 2019 | Updated: 21:43 BST, 26 May 2019

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Hermosa has her sights set on the mile-and-a quarter French Oaks after becoming the fourth filly to complete the English-Irish 1,000 Guineas double at the Curragh on Sunday.

The Aidan O'Brien-trained filly joined Attraction (2004), Finsceal Beo (2007) and Winter (2017) in winning the first fillies Classics of the season either side of the Irish Sea.

The four-length win for the Ryan Moore-ridden 5-2 favourite from Michael Bell's Pretty Pollyanna was far more emphatic than her length success at Newmarket at the start of the month.

Hermosa completed the English-Irish 1,000 Guineas double at the Curragh on Sunday

Hermosa completed the English-Irish 1,000 Guineas double at the Curragh on Sunday

The success of the front-running daughter of Galileo justified O'Brien's decision to targetSunday's race rather than Friday's mile-and-a-half Investec Oaks at Epsom.

However, the stamina Hermosa once again showed in winning the mile race means she

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