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Harrington's Green makes big Impact under Foley

Green Impact and Shane Foley Green Impact and Shane Foley
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The Jessica Harrington trained Green Impact justified favouritism when keeping on best to win the opening Frank Conroy Irish EBF Maiden at Leopardstown.

Runner-up on his racecourse debut at the Curragh last month, the colt was sent off 11/8f to go one better under Shane Foley.

Prominent from stalls, the eventual winner tracked Glen To Glen for much of the race, before being pushed along to edge closer entering the straight.

Leading over two furlongs out, Green Impact kept on strongly inside the final furlong to beat the staying on Ballydoyle newcomer Delacroix by a length-and-a-half.

“It's great to get that, he a lovely horse. He's the first horse that Marc Chan has ever bred so he's very excited,” said Jessica Harrington.

“He's a very laid back horse, a big horse, and he's probably a little bit on the weak side still.

“We'll give him a bit of time and we probably won't be going anywhere in a hurry. There are plenty of mile races in the autumn. He's got some entries.

“We'll see how he comes out of this and go from there. Whatever he does now he's going to get better.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson.

1st
11/8Fav
Tote €2.38 €1.10
2nd
1.5L
4/1
€1.50
3rd
2.75L
5/2
€1.10
4th
2.25L
50/1
About John O'Riordan
John has worked for the Press Association since 2022. He also writes a weekly column for The Irish Field and is a regular contributor to the Irish Racing Yearbook. He has previously written for the Racing Post, Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Mirror. He has been involved in racing for over three decades; having experience as a syndicate member, sole owner and breeder.