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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Believe In Beauty gets her winning bracket

Fri 20th Sep 2019, 20:25

Niall McCullagh sends Believe In Beauty homeNiall McCullagh sends Believe In Beauty home
© Photo Healy Racing

Believe In Beauty (11-2) forged on well to take the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden in Dundalk.

Niall McCullagh 's mount was strong in the final furlong as she beat Turbo Command (9/2) by a length and a quarter. Acquiescent could give no more in the final furlong and came in third at 10/1.

“She's been very consistent and is deserving of that,” said Ken Condon.

“She's been solid the whole way through. It was her first on the surface but Niall did say that she'd really like it. She likes fast ground, she doesn't bend her knee, and he was right.

“Even from a poor draw she broke smart and got a good tow into the race. He said he was going well everywhere. She was dead straight up the home run.

“David is away in Spain for the week on an annual golf trip with his brothers. He's had a good year and has been a good supporter and been lucky.

“We'll look for a nursery or something here. She's actually in the Forans series final and it's a nice pot.

“She'll run away, she's taking it well, and we'll keep going to the end of the season.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
11/2
Tote €5.30 €1.40
2nd
1.25L
9/2
€1.60
3rd
2L
10/1
€3.00
4th
1L
15/2
bf
1.25L
13/8Fav
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.