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Forester shows benefit of experience

Sun 15th Apr 2012, 15:09

Forester and Joseph O'Brien stride home at Leopardstown
Forester and Joseph O'Brien stride home at Leopardstown
(Healy Racing Photos)
Forester stepped up on his promising debut to take Leopardstown’s opening two-year-old six furlong maiden for Aidan and Joseph O’Brien.

The son of Danehill Dancer - who is a half brother to sprinter Zinziberine – made all and kicked clear a furlong and a half out to score by a length and three parts from Desert Of Dreams (8/1) to justify odds on quotes of 4/6.

The favourite had been backed in from 7/4 in the morning and from an opening show of 4/5 on course.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien said: “He improved nicely from the Curragh.”

He had finished third at the Curragh to Dawn Approach on 25th March over five furlongs, beaten just over a length and three parts.

A place and a head in front of him that day was Canary Row who was due to contest this race at Leopardstown but was a non-runner due to a pulled muscle.

That left seven to go to post. Move To Strike (7/2) took third place for Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning.

Michael Graham

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