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Song springs 25/1 shock under Doyle

Your Song and Hollie Doyle (right) beat What A Girl Wants (centre) in a downpourYour Song and Hollie Doyle (right) beat What A Girl Wants (centre) in a downpour
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Your Song made all, under Hollie Doyle, to spring a 25/1 shock in the Coolmore Stud Blackbeard Race at Naas, leading home a one-two for trainer Robson De Aguiar.

The Coulsty filly bounced out in front in the five furlong conditions event and had her rivals off the bridle a furlong-and-a-half from home.

Stablemate What A Girl Wants tried hard to peg her back in the closing stages but could only get within a neck at the line.

The winner was taking a significant step forward having finished last of six in a Cork maiden on her debut early last month.

"She's a nice filly. Last time, the ground in Cork was too soft for her and she didn't like it,” said the winning trainer.

“She has a good turn of foot, plenty of speed, and she confirmed the work she had been doing at home. We'll try and go for the Queen Mary with her. 

"The second horse is also a good filly. I don't see much between the two. At home, they work well together.

“The race was competitive between the two of them. I think that she can go for the Albany and the winner for the Queen Mary."

Paddy Power made the winner a 33/1 shot for the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot.

(Quotes by John O’Riordan)

About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.