Dee's Lady off the mark under trademark Donoghue ride Keith Donoghue once again showed that he has few equals when delivering a horse from off the pace as Dee's Lady stayed on best close home to open her account in the Trackman Range At Leopardstown Golf Centre Novice Handicap Hurdle at Leopardstown. Held up in the initial stages, the David L'Estrange owned filly moved closer onto the heels of the leading group on the run to the second last flight. However, that effort looked to be short lived as the 9/1 chance was pushed along early in the home straight. With those in front beginning to thread water, the daughter of Blue Bresil eventually got to front, to beat Jaynemax by two-and-a-quarter lengths. “She had a couple of good runs in maiden hurdles last year but just took a while to come to hand as she didn’t come back to us for a good while,” said Dempsey. “The race went grand, Keith kept her out a bit for the better ground. It worked out grand and she won well in the end. She’s a nice filly. “I’d imagine she’ll go chasing next year, she’s a big filly. “I don’t think she’d really want heavy ground but at the same time she wouldn’t be one for the summer as she’s a big filly.” Additional reporting by Gary Carson.
