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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Anne takes the opener for McCreery & Lordan

Mon 15th Sep 2014, 15:03

Queen Anne and Wayne Lordan (right) get the better of As Good As Gold and Joseph O'Brien Queen Anne and Wayne Lordan (right) get the better of As Good As Gold and Joseph O'Brien
© Photo Healy Racing

Queen Anne in the colours of Sheikh Mohammed, got off the mark on her fourth career start as she took the opener at Listowel this afternoon, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.

The Willie McCreery trained daughter of Iffraaj ran well to finish second on her debut at Navan in April but was beaten into fifth on her next two starts, both of which came at Naas.

Available at 10's this morning she was backed from 9/1 to 8’s on-course.

Ridden by Wayne Lordan she went to the front after a furlong and was ridden two furlongs from home.

She was strongly pressed inside the final furlong by As Good As Gold but she battled gamely, going on to score by three parts of a length at the line.

As Good As Gold (9/2) had to settle for second for Aidan and Joseph (a pound overweight) O’Brien, while Future Icon was a further length and a half back in third under Billy Lee for Eddie Lynam at 20/1. Clutchingatstraws was sent off the 13/8 favourite but she didn’t get the run of the race and finished a never nearer fifth under Fergal Lynch for Michael O’Callaghan.

Willie McCreery said afterwards: "I had her ready for the Curragh on Oaks weekend but she had little muscle tear and missed it. It probably did her good as she strengthened up a bit.

"I thought with the draw that we had no chance but Wayne was posititve without forcing her. If she settles she will be a lovely seven furlongs filly."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
8/1
Tote €10.00 €2.80
2nd
0.75L
9/2
€1.60
3rd
1.5L
20/1
€6.00
4th
0.75L
9/1
bf
shd
13/8Fav
About Donal Murphy
Donal graduated from Maynooth University in 2010 with a BBS in Equine Business and since attained a diploma in Sports Journalism from Dublin Business School. He holds a variety of roles in the horse racing industry, reporting for the Press Association and p2p.ie, while also working for SIS and the Tote. From Wexford, he is a keen runner and has completed over 100 parkruns at various locations around the country.