Hamley (right) beats Breathe Easy© Photo Healy Racing
Peter Fahey's yard continues in flying form and the Monasterevin handler struck again with Hamley in the concluding event of Derby weekend at the Curragh this afternoon. Breathe Easy made a bold bid from the front in the ten furlong Troytown Grey Abbey Equine Hospital Handicap but was chased down in the closing stages.
Ronan Whelan got a good tune from 8/1 shot Hamley who hit the front inside the final furlong for a length success.
The Fastnet Rock filly was following up under a 6lb penalty having won at Tipperary on Thursday night. Fahey has now has eight winners in the last 18 days.
“It's another winner thank-god and the first one I've been here for in a while. The two in England I didn't go over and then I was away on holidays for the last while so it's great,” said Fahey.
“I'm thrilled with the filly. When we got her her first two runs were desperate for us and she's after turning the corner on her last few runs.
“My horses are probably just coming in to very good form. We'll give her a little bit of time now and might chance something in Galway.
“She stays well and there is a mile-and-a-half or a mile-and-three handicap in Galway for her. Hopefully we can have another day out of her.
“Full credit to all the lads in the yard at home because between sales and being away on holidays they've done everything with the horses.
“I'm delighted for the syndicate. Dermot Dunne set it up and there are 20 members in it. It's great for them and it's great for racing to get a few more syndicates back going.”
