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Weld doubles up with Romiyna

Romiyna leads them homeRomiyna leads them home
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Dermot Weld doubled up at Gowran this evening when Romiyna made an impressive debut in the mile-and-a-half fillies maiden.

Leigh Roche produced the 5/2 favourite to lead under two furlongs from home and she was pushed out to assert passing the furlong pole.

The Aga Khan-owned filly shied away from the rail in the closing stages but still had plenty in hand as she recorded a six-length success over Queen Iseult

“She's a nice filly. She's still an immature sort of filly,” said Weld.

“We'll progress quietly with her and hopefully she'll make into a stakes filly for us during the year. Where she fits in time will tell.

“I thought they went a nice even pace and she stays well. We'll see how she gets on but we like her a lot.

“Maybe the Oaks trial at Naas may be a suitable race. I don't think she's ready to take on older horses yet as she's babyish mentally. I expected her to run a very good race.”

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.