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Eagle swoops late to land maiden hurdle

Eagle Terrace and Donagh Meyler (right) claim Prince Of VeronaEagle Terrace and Donagh Meyler (right) claim Prince Of Verona
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Eagle Terrace came with a well timed charge to land the spoils in the Formahoof Maiden Hurdle at Tramore.

The Denis Hogan-trained gelding went to post a 13/2 shot on his second outing over hurdles having been fourth at Tipperary last month before a spin on the Flat at Gowran five days later.

Donagh Meyler tracked the leaders today on the Gleneagles gelding before producing him to claim front-running stablemate Prince Of Verona at the last flight.

Eagle Terrace stayed on strongly on the run to the line to post a four-length victory.

Meyler said afterwards:- “He had a great run the last day around Tipperary when he wasn't far behind the favourite today (Burren Song).

“We knew he'd improve, he travelled everywhere, jumped well and it was just a matter of picking up the pieces after the last.

“He goes around these tracks so hopefully will be good fun for the owners during the summer.”

About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.