It's A Heartbeat sets the pulse racing at the Curragh It’s A Heartbeat followed up a maiden win over course and distance in June when taking the 1m4f Neville O’Byrne Memorial Irish EBF Fillies Handicap at the Curragh. The John O’Donoghue-trained daughter of Too Darn Hot travelled smoothly to challenge a quarter of a mile from home and took command inside the final furlong. The 11/1 shot was ridden out by Andy Slattery to beat Shaool by three and three-quarter lengths with the front-running Fortuna Vera a further half a length back in third. O’Donoghue said, “She’s very nice and is all about next year. I was happy to see some rain last night and I think she will be better on easier. “There is a race in France that we might look at over a mile and a half and I have her in the Princess Royal at Newmarket. I think the track would really suit her there, a nice even pace and come into it at the end. There are also plenty of options here. “That’s two wins now for an owner/breeder (Sven and Carina Hanson) and I’d imagine they would like to look at some residual value next.”
