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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Queen Alphabet rules in Gowran Park

Sat 23rd Jul 2016, 17:32

Queen Alphabet and Jack Kennedy bag a victoryQueen Alphabet and Jack Kennedy bag a victory
© Photo Healy Racing

Queen Alphabet readily put the opposition to the sword in Gowran Park's mile and a half handicap for four-year-olds and older.

She raced prominently before assuming the lead after two furlongs.

The 7/2 joint favourite travelled on the bridle for Jack Kennedy with three furlongs to go as each of her eight rivals started to be pushed along or driven.

She swept into the straight and was ridden at the two pole to go on and win her race. The seven-year-old mare found plenty for Kennedy as she had her rivals toiling coming to the final furlong.

There was no stopping her as she quickened away to win by six lengths from My Direction (25/1) who was a couple of lengths in front of 12/1 chance Elm Grove

This was Queen Alphabet's third win on the flat to go with four National Hunt victories.

Handler Peter Fahey said: “She’s a grand mare. Things didn’t work out for her the last day at Killarney as it was a stop/start gallop.

"It’s unlikely that she will go to Galway, and there is a nice fillies handicap at Sligo the following week that would suit her. I’d love to go back over fences with her as I think she’s made for that game.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
7/2JFav
Tote €4.00 €1.60
2nd
6L
25/1
€4.70
3rd
2L
12/1
€2.30
4th
0.75L
5/1
bf
4.5L
7/2JFav
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.