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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Important win for Star

Sat 19th Oct 2013, 18:10

A Star Is Born (left) beats Al Murqab, with Diamond Daze in thirdA Star Is Born (left) beats Al Murqab, with Diamond Daze in third
© Photo Healy Racing

The drop back to a mile proved just the ticket for A Star Is Born (7/1) as the well-bred Galileo filly gained a valuable winning bracket in the concluding maiden at Cork.

A full-sister to none less than multiple Group 1 winner Rip Van Winkle, she has been campaigned recently over a mile and a half but rallied strongly in the closing stages here to open her account.

Seamie Heffernan was seen at his strongest on the Ballydoyle-trained filly, staying on best in the closing stages to get the better of well-backed 5/2 chance Al Murqab by a neck. Diamond Daze (12/1) was another length and a half back in third.

Heffernan said, “She shows us more at home but is late maturing and has quite a keen way of going.”

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
7/1
Tote €5.40 €1.80
2nd
nk
5/2
€1.80
3rd
1.5L
12/1
€3.60
4th
5L
12/1
bf
shd
11/8Fav