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Pietropaolo gets it right on Coleman's two-year-old

Don't Get Me Wrong and Julian Pietropaolo (left)  Don't Get Me Wrong and Julian Pietropaolo (left)
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Stepping up to seven furlongs for the first time, Don't Get Me Wrong (13/2) won the New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race under in-form apprentice Julian Pietropaolo.

Fifth in a maiden here last month, the Due Diligence gelding raced in mid-division and his jockey was looking for a clear passage from early in the straight. A couple of gaps closed on the pair but, after being switched left at the furlong pole, the winner picked up well between horses and collared Coincidental Glory (11/4 fav) close home to post a half-length success.

Kevin Coleman, who trains the victorious juvenile for his wife Kim, said: "He's bred to be fast, but he stays well - he relaxes well. He's only learning to race.

"His first run was poor in Cork but the ground was too soft. He had been at a barrier trial 10 days before and he's a big horse and he was weak.

"He'll improve again and I'd imagine he is worth 12 grand (claiming price) all day long, we'll see.

"This horse doesn't know much - he didn't come into training until, I think, February or March. He missed all that yearling stage.

"He didn't really get the gaps there, just ability got him through in the end."

The winner was subsequently claimed by Lance Bloodstock Limited to be trained by Ger O'Leary.

Additional reporting by Michael Graham

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.