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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Parent's Prayer completes dream weekend for Watson

Sun 18th Oct 2020, 17:17

Parent's Prayer (centre) wins for Ben Coen and Archie Watson Parent's Prayer (centre) wins for Ben Coen and Archie Watson
© Photo Healy Racing

Archie Watson saddled his first Group 1 winner with Glen Sheil at Ascot yesterday, and the Lambourn trainer completed a memorable weekend when enjoying further Stakes race glory with Parent’s Prayer in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Garnet Stakes at Naas.

The daughter of Kingman belied odds of 12/1 by leading two furlongs out and stretching clear inside the final furlong for Ben Coen to score by three lengths. Best On Stage and Stormy Belle dead-heated for second, while Tasalka (9/1) was withdrawn after getting very upset in the stalls resulting in a Rule 4 deduction on winning bets of ten cent in the euro.

Coen said, “She’s done it well. She loved the ground and travelled through the race very easily. She picked up well at the two pole and I probably got there too soon. She was getting a bit lonely but she toughed it out to be fair.

“She’s a nice filly. She loves that ground and that is probably her ideal trip.”

1st
12/1
Tote €9.00 €2.20
2nd
Dht
80/1
€15.20
2nd
3L
8/1
€2.90
4th
nk
18/1
bf
2.25L
2/1Fav
About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.