FOREVER Together ran another big race in the Darley Irish Oaks to go down by a neck, and Bye Bye Baby ran an admirable race again to finish fourth, but the other filly to take out of Saturday’s race is Mary Tudor.

This was a massive step-up in class for Willie McCreery’s filly, from her run in the Oaks Trial at Naas last month, when she was beaten a length by Easter Lily. She hit the front early enough that day and there was always a possibility that she was capable of better than the bare form of that performance.