Princess Child gains quick compensation in Ahonoora Handicap Unlucky in running when narrowly losing out in a Listed race here on Thursday, the Joseph O'Brien trained Princess Child gained some measure of compensation when winning the featured Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap at Galway. Having been forced to wait for a gap on her visit here earlier in the week, the four-year-old flashed home but was beaten a short head in a photo. Held up in mid division by Dylan Browne McMonagle this afternoon, the filly went fifth on the inner early in the straight, as Dunum and Gleneagle Bay battled it out up front. The latter edged his way to the lead over 150 yards out but was quickly joined by Princess Child, who forged ahead close home to win by one-and-a-quarter lengths. Dylan Browne McMonagle said: “She had a good run here the last day. She was very unlucky and just didn’t get the rub of the green until the straight. “She’s had a couple of days to freshen up again and was bouncing around the parade ring and felt great going to post. “The pace was good and even for me to aim at, and she quickened up good to win well. She seemed to get through the ground well. “You need plenty of luck when you are drawn in there (stall 6) but I definitely had a willing partner. “She’s a very consistent filly and seems to grow a leg on this ground. She likes it around here and always runs a good race here. Hopefully she can progress into stakes company again and get her head in front.” Additional reporting by Alan Magee.
