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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Ya Ya Baby gets winning bracket in Ballybrit

Sun 2nd Aug 2020, 15:32

Ya Ya Baby, near side, fends off Take My HandYa Ya Baby, near side, fends off Take My Hand
© Photo Healy Racing

Jessica Harrington's Ya Ya Baby (7/4f) improved upon a pair of runner-up berths to win the Kenny Galway Handicap over an extended mile.

She was ridden to get the better of Cobb And Co in the final 150 yards, but then faced a stern challenge from Take My Hand (11/2) on the inner.

The latter kept fighting all the way to the line but went down by a short head. Mighty Mirage was a length and a quarter away in third at 22/1.

This was Ya Ya Baby's breakthrough on her seventh start.

Jockey Shane Foley said: “She battled well and is all heart.

"The ground is very testing and gluey.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
7/4Fav
Tote €2.30 €1.20
2nd
shd
11/2
€1.40
3rd
1.25L
22/1
€5.10
4th
0.5L
20/1
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.