18+ | Commercial Content | T&Cs apply | Wagering and T&Cs apply | Play Responsibly | Advertising Disclosure

Longing off the mark on return

Longing beats RickrackLonging beats Rickrack
© Photo Healy Racing

Longing gained an important set of brackets when opening her account in the nine-furlong fillies maiden at Tipperary.

The Ballydoyle filly cost 1 million guineas as a yearling and had shaped with promise on her sole previous outing when third at Leopardstown in April.

Seamie Heffernan tracked the leader Rickrack on the even-money favourite before asking her to tackle that rival a furlong-and-a-half from home.

The daughter of Galileo got on top inside the final 100 yards to record a three-parts-of-a-length success. Longing is a half-sister to Group Three winner Ladys First.

"She had the form to win it but it doesn't always go that way. It was a while since she ran so I'm expecting her to improve and she's honest,” said Heffernan.

"She is a big heavy mare and looking at her, you'd think there's plenty improvement in her; she is likeable and put her head down."

(Quotes by Thomas Weekes)

1st
1/1Fav
Tote €1.80 €1.02
2nd
0.75L
5/2
€1.02
3rd
3.75L
66/1
€15.80
4th
0.5L
16/1
About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.