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Rainbow strikes gold

Lookingforarainbow and Gavin Ryan Lookingforarainbow and Gavin Ryan
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Only two got involved in the mile maiden at Dundalk and Lookingforarainbow found more in the closing stages to gain a breakthrough win.

She made the early running before even-money favourite Resurgence took over after a couple of furlongs.

There was nothing between the pair turning for home but the Justify filly edged ahead inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly for a length-and-a-quarter success under Gavin Ryan.

The Donnacha O'Brien-trained filly, who return a 13/8 shot, was going one better having been runner-up over course and distance 12 days ago.

Ryan said: "She had a couple of good runs in defeat, and she was probably well due that.

"Cheekpieces on tonight were definitely a help.

"She's probably a filly that just keeps the best to herself - she has a lot of ability inside.

"She doesn't do anything in a rush and is a little bit on the lazy side, so she needs to get rolling early. That was a key factor for her.

"It will definitely give her confidence, and she is not a bad filly with plenty inside. She just probably needed that for a confidence boost more so than anything."

(Quotes by Michael Graham)

About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.