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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Tanaza too good for Alice in the Silver Flash

Thu 23rd Jul 2015, 19:17

Tanaza is driven out by Pat Smullen to beat Alice SpringsTanaza is driven out by Pat Smullen to beat Alice Springs
© Photo Healy Racing

Tanaza made it two from two as she took the Group Three Jockey Club Of Turkey Silver Flash Stakes under Pat Smullen for Dermot Weld and the Aga Khan.

Having won her maiden over the course and distance last month the daughter of Dubawi was sent off the 7/4 second favourite.

Settled in mid-division she came with her challenge on the outer from the two furlong pole.

She was ridden to lead inside the final 150 yards and kept on well in the closing stages, going on to score by a length and a quarter at the line. Alice Springs was sent off the even money favourite and she had to settle for second under Joseph O'Brien for his father Aidan. Turret Rocks was a further length and a half back in third under Kevin Manning for Jim Bolger.

Dermot Weld said afterwards: "It was a very good performance by her. She's just class. She has a lot pace and is bred to carry it over a distance.

"She's a filly that we've always said will appreciate a little more ease than there was this evening. A lot of Dubawi's want an ease.

"She stays well and is bred to stay really well but she has gears and always had them. I'd say that was a pretty good renewal of the race as they ran along.

"She has lots of pace and I see her a miler. That's as far as we'll ask her to go.

"Pat rode her from a long way off the pace and full of confidence. She'd win over five furlongs the same way she'd win over seven and the good ones do that.

"She'll have one more run this year in the Moyglare."

Pat Smullen added: "I was very impressed with her. She has a very good turn of foot and she really quickened up well.

"She has got a lot of pace, I think a mile is probably going to be her ideal distance. She doesn't look like a stayer, she looks like a sharp, sprinter type filly."

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
7/4
Tote €3.40 €1.02
2nd
1.25L
1/1Fav
€1.02
3rd
1.5L
6/1
€2.60
4th
2.25L
50/1
About Donal Murphy
Donal graduated from Maynooth University in 2010 with a BBS in Equine Business and since attained a diploma in Sports Journalism from Dublin Business School. He holds a variety of roles in the horse racing industry, reporting for the Press Association and p2p.ie, while also working for SIS and the Tote. From Wexford, he is a keen runner and has completed over 100 parkruns at various locations around the country.