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Cedars Of Lebanon puts them to the sword

Cedars Of Lebanon in command at NaasCedars Of Lebanon in command at Naas
© Photo Healy Racing

The experienced Cedars Of Lebanon made all to take the valuable Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Race Final for Patrick Prendergast and Ronan Whelan.

This was the Dandy Man filly's ninth race of the season and her third victory.

She bounced away smartly under Ronan Whelan and was three lengths clear at the halfway stage.

The 11/1 shot was ridden over a furlong out and ground her rivals into the turf as she scored by two lengths. Sunblessed a 50/1 outsider, got up for second by a neck from Dark Pursuit (7/1).

“She's lasted the year very well because she's so so lazy at home,” said Patrick Prendergast.

“We don't work her in those visors, she only ever wears them on the track and she needs them because she's so laidback.

“She's been very easy to train because she just likes to eat and sleep and doesn't worry about too much.

“She's getting to be a good mare. She's improved all year, which not many two-year-olds do, and she's after winning three now.

“What I'd really like to do is to get her black-type and on today's performance I think she's well capable of it on the right day.

“I'm conscious of the fact that she's been very busy all year and maybe if we can get black-type as a three-year-old that will do.

“It's a marvellous race to win. That rain this morning probably helped us, as she gets the miles really well so it brought stamina into it.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
11/1
Tote €15.40 €3.90
2nd
2L
50/1
€21.60
3rd
nk
7/1
€2.90
4th
1.75L
33/1
bf
0.5L
5/1Fav
About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.