Naomi Lapaglia gives Lyons a one-two in feature Ger Lyons ran three horses in the Listed Hurry Harriet Stakes at Gowran Park and was rewarded with a one-two when Naomi Lapaglia (4/1) hit the line first under James Ryan from Madam Celeste and Jack Kearney. Naomi Lapaglia went after Madam Celeste on the run to the final furlong and soon wore her down. Ryan changed his whip into his right hand entering the final furlong, but didn't need to get serious as she stayed on well to deliver by a length and three-quarters for owner Eleanora Kennedy in this extended nine-furlong test. Madam Celeste (13/2) couldn't go with the winner in the closing stages and had to settle for second, but was a couple of lengths ahead of Tarima (7/2). “She overheated the last day,” said Lyons. “At the Curragh the last day she ran no race and, when she came back, in she was really distressed. She hadn’t even broke into sweat and you can see her there, she’s really sweaty. The problem is when you don’t sweat you overheat. “She’s a filly we like and she was my pick in the race, as it was on ratings. “If Colin had the choice, he would have chosen Madam Celeste on the track and then we were throwing little Continuite in deep after winning her maiden which is hard. “It’s a good result for Eleanora and good result for Madam Celeste who came back with a penalty, and I think she ran her race. She (Madam Celeste) got a bit of a bang after her last run so it’s taken from May to now to get her back, so it was a good honest run. She’s a nice filly for them to have, a Galileo, going to stud.” Lyons also had the 5/2 favourite, Continuite, who finished seventh. Additional reporting by Gary Carson
