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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

World-traveller Lordan finds a Pleasant Bay

Sun 18th Aug 2013, 15:23

Pleasant Bay hits the line first at DundalkPleasant Bay hits the line first at Dundalk
© Photo Healy Racing

It was worth racing back to Dundalk for jockey Wayne Lordan as he drove David Wachman’s well-backed Pleasant Bay to victory in the six furlong juvenile maiden.

Lordan finished seventh on Duntle in the Beverly D Stakes at Arlington in America yesterday.

Pleasant Bay went off at 11/10 favourite (from 9/4 this morning) and Lordan delivered him to challenge Wateed a furlong and a half out. He kept on well inside the last furlong to score by half a length.

He’s A Saint, on his first racecourse appearance for David Marnane got up to dead-heat for second at 16/1 with Wateed (10/1).

“He travelled well, but he was fairly raw when I brought him to challenge. He rolled about quite a bit,” Wayne Lordan reported.

“He’s always worked like a good horse, but he was a bit greener than I thought he’d be.

“He handled the surface well. He needs good ground and I’d say he wouldn’t mind going a bit further.”

Pleasant Bay had been fourth on debut at Leopardstown, beaten less than two lengths by Ken Condon’s Sacred Aspect, who has subsequently had success at Listed level.

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
11/10Fav
Tote €2.80 €1.40
2nd
Dht
10/1
€2.60
2nd
0.5L
16/1
€3.50
4th
4.5L
16/1
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.