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Alaroos provides Prendergast with first winner of the season

Alaroos (nearest) comes through to head River RainAlaroos (nearest) comes through to head River Rain
© Photo Healy Racing

Alaroos provided Kevin Prendergast with his first winner of the season, as she deservedly made the breakthrough in the opener at Tramore, the James Shanahan Memorial Irish EBF Fillies Maiden.

Placed on three of her previous six starts and a close third at Galway most recently, the daughter of Golden Horn certainly wasn't winning out of turn, going off a well-supported 7/4 second favourite (touched 3/1 early).

Settled behind the leaders and fourth with a circuit to race, the bay victor was pushed to challenge on the outer over a furlong from home.

She got to the front inside the final 100 yards, going on to score comfortably by a length-and-three-quarters. River Rain (10/11f) finished second under Mikey Sheehy for Joseph O'Brien, while Zawahir (11/1) was another three-parts-of-a-length back in third.

"She is a grand filly and is consistent," the winning rider commented.

"The family stay well. She is a half-sister to Madhmoon (2019 Epsom Derby runner-up) so it's important to get that winning bracket.

"I'd say the boss will try and find a little handicap for her somewhere now. A mile-and-a-half seems to be her trip."

1st
7/4
Tote €2.75 €1.10
2nd
1.25L
10/11Fav
€1.10
3rd
0.75L
11/1
€1.70
4th
0.5L
15/2
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.