FOR the second year in succession, the first stakes race of the year in
Ireland went to Joseph O’Brien and American owner Scott Heider as the once-raced maiden My Generation dominated the Listed Hollywoodbets Patton Stakes.

A Speightstown half-sister to last year’s winner Crossfirehurricane, the 11/2 shot lined up off a promising debut third in a maiden here last month. Under a canny Shane Crosse, My Generation looked on from second before allowing a couple of free-going rivals to pass her after halfway.