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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Princess Leya enjoys herself in Limerick

Sun 27th Apr 2014, 14:51

Princess Leya and Danny Mullins at LimerickPrincess Leya and Danny Mullins at Limerick
© Photo Healy Racing

Princess Leya made every yard in the two mile maiden hurdle to get favourite backers off to a good start in Limerick.

Despite a mistake at the fifth last flight the five-year-old mare kept up the gallop and won by a length and a quarter from Ningbo Express to land the odds of 7/2.

The latter closed into second, but could make no further headway after making a mistake at the final hurdle. She went down by a length and a quarter at odds of 8/1. Shalamzar finished third at 7/1. He was beaten five lengths by the winner.

Successful trainer Mags Mullins said: “I’m delighted with her. That’s her hurdle and bumper won now. The better ground made a difference and it seems to be the key to her. We’ll aim her towards black-type.”

Princess Leya won her bumper in Cork last November.

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.