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Adaboy Mushy makes all to land bumper for Queally

Adaboy Mushy and Declan QueallyAdaboy Mushy and Declan Queally
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The Declan Queally trained/ridden Adaboy Mushy justified 7/4f when making all to land the concluding QuinnBet (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race at Leopardstown.

Making his racecourse debut, the son of Blue Bresil understandably showed some signs of greenness but looked a potentially nice prospect in seeing off his rivals.

Running around entering the home straight, the O'Rourke Construction Ltd owned four-year-old looked there for the taking as a whole host of runners queued up in behind.

However, the eventual winner showed plenty of resolve in keeping them all at bay for a cosy two-length success.

“He’s a nice horse,” said Queally.

“He’d only been away once on grass, in Tipperary, but he had plenty of work done on the woodchip down in Curraghmore.

“He’d been working with all the decent horses so we thought coming here that he’d be fairly hard to beat unless he bumped into a very good horse.

“Fair play to the boys, Liam and Brendan O’Rourke of O’Rourke Construction in Liverpool. They thrown a few quid into the yard and I hope it pays dividends for them.

“He was green in his ways. He’s a fine big horse, around 17 hands, and I’m delighted with him.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson.

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.