Princess Yaiza (left)© Photo Healy Racing
Princess Yaiza (11/2) came to the rescue of bookmakers in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden at Dundalk this evening, as the Gavin Cromwell trained filly foiled a gamble on newcomer and eventual runner-up Elegant Drama
Ridden by Ronan Whelan, Princess Yaiza battled gamely for a half length win over the Ger Lyons trained Elegant Drama, who had been backed from 7/4 this morning in to 4/6 favourite at the off.
Cromwell later commented “I fancied her coming here and then I saw all the money for Ger's (eventual runner-up Elegant Drama) so it was a bit of a worry.
“She'll go another furlong and we'll see what the handicapper does; we might go for something else up here as she seemed to handle the surface fine - it was a little bit unknown if she would handle it.
“I thought in the straight she might just be done for gears but she got away with it grand. I was a little but worried that he didn't set sail with her a bit earlier and get her rolling but she's game.
“She'll be a lovely three-year-old as she's a big scopey filly and she has a great attitude. She's a playful messer but she's a game filly.”
Quotes from Gary Carson
