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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Alazne stays every yard to score for O'Brien

Wed 14th Jun 2023, 18:32

Grey filly Alazne leads them homeGrey filly Alazne leads them home
© Photo Healy Racing

Joseph O'Brien's Alazne (9/4) relished a step up in trip to get off the mark in the Tote Fantasy Who´s In Your Stable? Handicap.

An extended mile and three furlongs brought the best from this filly who was involved in a four-way scrap for hours in the final furlong.

She saw it out best for Dylan Browne McMonagle to grab the lead in the closing stages and wasn't for stopping as she went on by three-parts of a length from Cruiscin Lan (10/1).

This was a race reduced to seven runners due to five scratchings.

Assistant trainer Brendan Powell said: "She is tough, stays very well and that's all she did today. She was up in trip and there is no reason why she can't win another one.

"She is a big filly and will be one for the breeding shed after her racing career."

Additional reporting by Tom 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.