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Cobra Queen brings up de Bromhead's double

Cobra Queen and Alan O Sullivan in winning formCobra Queen and Alan O Sullivan in winning form
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A swift, fluent jump over two out was the winning of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle for Cobra Queen (6/1).

She was able to assert there and Alan O'Sullivan had enough in the tank on the run-in to keep her up to her work to hold Run For The Border (17/2). Walkingmayotomilan (15/2) was another three and a half lengths back in third.

Cobra Queen gave Henry de Bromhead a double on the card following The Dotski 's victory in race two.

O'Sullivan said: "She changed her legs a bit early on, and I was thinking the ground might be a bit quick for her, but the further she went, the better she went.

"She got a bit lonely in front, but did it well.

"It's my first ride for Henry as a professional, he put me on Waterford Whispers in the Kim Muir in March, and I've started going into his yard a couple of days a week.

"I'm getting plenty of opportunities and my agent Ken Whelan is doing a great job."

Additional reporting by Mark Nunan

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.