Red letter day for Dorgan in bumper Grace Dorgan enjoyed a day to remember at Fairyhouse this afternoon when Streamhill gave her a first winner in the concluding GavinLynchRacing-sponsored bumper. The Padraig Butler-trained mare went to post an 11/1 shot in the finale having showing a decent level of ability in previous runs. She came to challenge early in the straight in the two-miler and hit the front a furlong-and-a-half from home. The Kingston Hill mare stayed on well in the closing stages to post a two-and-a-half length win over front-runner S T Hamo. “That’s phenomenal, nothing is ever going to compare to it. It’s just unbelievable, I can’t believe it happened to me,” said a delighted Dorgan. “Rounding the back bend she was full of running underneath me and every time I gave her a little squeeze she gave me more. “When we came to the line I couldn’t believe that I was still in front! “I couldn’t pull her up in the end, she could have gone for another victory lap.” On the possible celebrations she added:- “I’ll get a pizza anyway, I’m starving. “Probably tomorrow evening we might go for a few drinks and celebrate, you’d have to celebrate your first winner anyway.” Winning trainer Butler said:- “A lot of things were in her favour today, the ground was good and it was a small field. “Grace is a brilliant rider, she got the bit of luck in running and gave her a brilliant ride today. “She’s a lovely mare, she just likes that good sod. I’m delighted for Grace, she’s a very hard working girl and a very capable rider. “It’s her father Donal’s mare. She had a couple of good runs and a middling run in Galway on soft ground, we knew we could draw a line through that. “Things went her way today, she got a bit of light and Grace just gave her a great ride. It’s her first winner and hopefully there are many more to come. “I’d say she’ll be a nice mare for hurdles, over two-and-a-half miles, and fences as well. Please-God she’ll go on from this now and win another race or two.”
