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She’s a nice filly and obviously came from Mick Halford. I’m friendly with Tony Vaughan (part owner) who has a couple of horses with me and recommended I got her. She had a few little issues, nothing serious, and we found this race for her. Rob just said when she got to the front, she didn’t know what to do. She was looking around a bit, pulling herself up and a bit green in front but that’s the first time she’s ever been in front, so you expect that. She showed a nice turn of foot and could come back over seven or run over a mile. There is a mile Listed race for fillies, the Kooyonga, at Navan (on June 7) that we might aim her at.

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We were confident coming up here and she ran well in Navan on good ground. It was a bit too soft on her last two runs. All her wins before were over seven but I didn’t doubt that she would get the mile. She has plenty of toe so we can also drop back to seven. We’ll freshen her up and look for something again in about a month. We should have a bit of fun with her during the summer. That’s my first winner at Leopardstown. I had a winner at the Curragh before and it’s great to get winners at the big tracks.

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Colin (Keane) told me to put blinkers on her and then he jumped ship (to ride Secret Rock, third). I’d say the blinkers were a help and a good track too. She looks like she stays that trip well and she may even go further the way she won there. She was a very backward two-year-old and she used to hit the ground hard enough then, but as she’s matured her action was better and I’d be happy with her on that ground now.

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