So Golden off the mark for Condon A drop in trip worked the oracle for So Golden on her third start in the Slievenamon Maiden over the extended mile-and-one-furlong in Clonmel. The Golden Horn filly raced handily to the lead and closed up on front-running Coul Dreamer three furlongs out. She then moved into a narrow lead with more than a quarter of a mile to go. Coul Dreamer didn't go away, though, and was still in there pitching racing to the final furlong. In the closing stages it was So Golden who kept at it the better to win by a length and three-parts. She was backed in from 4/1 to 9/4 joint favourite, while runner-up Coul Dreamer went off at 15/2. There was a gap of almost five lengths back to 11/1 shot Eternal Echo in third. So Golden progressed from a second at Ballinrobe and a third in Tramore. Ken Condon said: "Shane (Foley) has ridden her the first day when she put up a nice show and I thought she ran solid enough at Tramore afterwards. We said we'd give her more of a chance in today's race, and not necessarily lead, and it worked out very well. "She broke well enough and Shane was able to get into the position her wanted. She went to the line strong when he needed her in the last 100 yards. "I'm delighted for Nicky and Catherine (Hartery) as this is the second horse they've had with us and the first one to run. Nicky bred Laws Of Indices, who was smart for us, and had to be patient with this filly." Additional reporting by Tom Weekes
