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Hogan back in the winning groove
Seamie Heffernan drives Masonbrook Lady home
© Photo Healy Racing
Masonbrook Lady won a final furlong battle with Ah Bee See in the mile and three Black Point Handicap at Wexford.
Ah Bee See looked to have the advantage on the far rail but Seamie Heffernan got a good tune out of Masonbrook Lady as she finished well to get on top close home.
The winner was returned the 9/4 favourite and took the spoils by half a length with the runner-up the plunge horse in the ring from 7/1 down to 11/4. Papal Motel (11/1) came home well for third, a neck off the runner-up.
Denis Hogan said: “She deserved that as the last day in Limerick she had no luck and had a bad run around.
“Seamie was good on her today. She's a beautifully-bred filly as she's by Canford Cliffs out of a Galileo mare.
“We picked her up at the Goresbridge breeze-up and she took time to come to herself.
“Hopefully she can go on from this. It might not have been the strongest race but in saying that when the reserve got in and there was a few quid for him I was worried.
“That's probably as soft as she'd like it. She's a good, tough, staying filly.
“Hopefully the horses are improving. That's my first winner in a while and I had one or two horses coughing. When they are off peak it's hard work for everyone.
“This is great for connections also. They are famous colours and of course won a Grand National a few years back with Bobbyjo.”
Hogan came off the cold list after 73 runners without success.
Additional reporting by Gary Carson