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John O'Riordan

John O'Riordan

Neverfindanother U comes out best in three-way photo

Fri 13th Oct 2023, 19:11

Neverfindanother U and Robert Whearty left wins from Darkened centre and Curzon Queen right for trainer Tom GibneyNeverfindanother U and Robert Whearty left wins from Darkened centre and Curzon Queen right for trainer Tom Gibney
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Neverfindanother U won her second race over course and distance when coming out the right side of a three-way photo finish to Division l of the Three Men, Ten Years, And A Dream Apprentice Handicap at Dundalk.

The Thomas Gibney trained four-year-old had opened her account at this track back in March, having finished runner-up on her previous visit a month earlier.

After a promising run on turf at Leopardstown in April, the daughter of Dragon Pulse then lost her way somewhat in recent starts.

However, a return to the polytrack saw her regain the winning thread here, as she battled on strongly inside the last furlong to join Curzon Queen and Darkened in the last 100 yards before sticking her nose in front on the line to deny the latter.

Winning jockey Robert Whearty said: “She likes this surface. She also ran well when second on heavy ground at Leopardstown but just hadn’t been firing on turf during the year.

“Hopefully she will be competitive up here over the winter and I think she’ll get a mile and a half.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee.

About John O'Riordan
John has worked for the Press Association since 2022. He also writes a weekly column for The Irish Field and is a regular contributor to the Irish Racing Yearbook. He has previously written for the Racing Post, Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Mirror. He has been involved in racing for over three decades; having experience as a syndicate member, sole owner and breeder.