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Lee doubles up on Seo Linn in Killarney finale

Seo Linn 
Seo Linn
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Grade 2 bumper winner Seo Linn (4/9 fav) scored with the minimum of fuss in the concluding 1m3f maiden for older horses at Killarney to give Billy Lee a double on the card.

Beaten in four previous starts on the level, including a couple of odds-on defeats, this was straightforward for Paddy Twomey's five-year-old who carries the colours of Mrs Ann Phelan and Mrs Bridget Beckett . In front early, she settled in behind the leaders on the turn away from the stands. After regaining the lead over two furlongs out, she was pushed out to beat Factual Fact by eight and a half lengths.

Lee, successful earlier on Spanish Temptress said: "She travelled away well today and I was happy in front until the other one (Mytimetoshine) came by me but we went a good even gallop all the way. The gallop helped me and the one thing she did today was she picked up when I gave her a squeeze.

"I thought it was a nice performance and that slower ground has helped a little bit.

"Long term, the objective is to get her black type on the Flat but if her mark stays the same, we might look for a handicap."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

About Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.