Miss Eyecatcher (right, Finny Maguire) beats Leader's Choice© Photo Healy Racing
The likes of Thynetocatcher and Here For The Craic have provided the Connery family with plenty of good days, and their syndicate struck again with the Roger McGrath-trained Miss Eyecatcher (14/1) under Finny Maguire in the p2p.ie New Mobile Site Mares Point-To-Point Flat Race at Tipperary.
A big gamble went astray here with favourite Take A Twirl eventually pulling up over four furlongs out, and up front Miss Eyecatcher edged ahead in the final hundred yards to beat Leader's Choice by half a length.
That one's rider Eoin O'Brien soon stood up in the irons after being headed.
"She's a nicely bred mare and her ganddam is Miss Orchestra," said McGrath of the placed 'pointer.'
"The Connery family (syndicate) had a mare that won the Listed Mares Bumper at Navan and this mare could go down that route.
"There's a mares' winners' bumper back here in two weeks and she could go for that next before her summer break. She is from a real staying family and is still a big baby, who will come on further."
Mr P.D. Collins, rider of Take A Twirl, trained by Terence O'Brien, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount made a respiratory noise and was pulled up.
(TW & EM)
