Velozee lunges late to win three-way photo at Cork The Paddy Twomey trained Velozee came out on top in a three-way photo finish to land the opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at Cork. Slowly away from stalls, Billy Lee bided his time on the 11/4 chance, giving her every chance to warm into the race. Switched stands side over a furlong out, the Gary Matthews owned filly quickened up smartly inside the last 50 yards to head Celestial Crown at the death for a short head win. Paddy Twomey said: "She is a nice filly who was ready to start today. I think if she won, that she is nice and she has done that. I didn't think about the ground and it is the same for all of them, who were having their first runs. "She has won her maiden on debut and the First Flier (Curragh, early May) is an obvious race in a month's time. "Gary Matthews, a solicitor from Newry, is a new owner to the yard and is from the coursing world and his dad Brendan is champion trainer in Clonmel every year." Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes.
