BALLYLINCH Stud sires are on fire; three in particular.

Two classic aspirants were on show at York, Juddmonte’s homebred Item (Frankel) maintaining his unbeaten career start with a comfortable win in the Group 2 Dante Stakes, while Lilt (Lope De Vega) is also unbeaten after taking the Listed Michael Seely Memorial Stakes on just her second start for owner/breeder James Wigan.