Green On Cloud Nine

Sudden Impact is likely to chase Pattern-race glory following her fairytale victory for Merseyside trainer Paul Green in the Tattersalls Ireland Sale Stakes at the Curragh.

Connections are to look at Group races abroad for the filly, who netted the 147,000 euro first prize with an all-the-way six-length win.

The 21,000 euro purchase was giving Green a share of triumph in the race for the second successive year, as last season he was assistant to former partner Deborah Evans, who won with Invincible Force.

Green also hit the target with Jilly Why, his only other runner at the Curragh on Saturday.

'I haven't even come to terms with it yet,' said the one-time property developer, who decided to take out a licence in May.

'Sudden Impact is perfect. She ate up straight away. She can be a fussy eater but she ate up while she was over there and she travelled home perfectly.

'We'll probably go abroad with her for a Group Three in the next month but we don't know where yet. I'm going to see the owner (Terry Cummins) and I shall take the Pattern book with me.

'Last year Invincible Force won the Curragh race and he went on to be second in the Group Three Prix Eclipse at Chantilly in late September.

'She won well on Saturday and the time was quick ? faster than the maiden and comparable with the horse (New Approach) that won the Futurity over seven.

'She had it won two furlongs out and could have gone 10 lengths clear. Her style of running is uncomplicated ? she just jumps and travels.'

Green currently has 15 horses at his base ? which is just five miles from Aintree racecourse ? but has room for 32.

'We are going back to the sales. We've only bought four horses at Tattersalls and had the winner of the sales race twice,' he continued.

'We want to get the message across that if you want to invest, every yearling is like an oyster. When you open it you could find a pearl and we've found two in two years.

'We want other people to chase the dream.'

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