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- Belle makes winning debut for Lavery
Gary Carson
Belle makes winning debut for Lavery
Salah Belle and Robbie Colgan win
© Photo Healy Racing
Sheila Lavery's Salah Belle sprang a 33/1 shock when making a winning debut in the opening six-furlong maiden at Dundalk.
The daughter of Calyx was held up behind the leaders by Robbie Colgan before coming between horses to challenge a furlong from home.
She grabbed the lead in the final 150 yards and kept on strongly in the closing stages to post a cosy three-parts-of-a-length win over the fast finishing Hemight
Salah Belle is a half-sister to Listed winner Bellosa.
Lavery said: "She's a filly that had a little setback in the spring, but I'm just delighted with her.
"She just wants to please, a great attitude.
"She is small and speedy, and I think there is more to come because I don't think she even knew that she has had a race.
"I'll just see now as she has not had a break, so she might have a break and then I'll look at the programme.
"She's a six-furlong filly.
"She has a bit of filling out to do and I think she is going to grow a little bit, not a huge amount.
"She won on pure ability."
(Quotes by Michael Graham)