Ask Katie comes home clear under Dylan Hogan© Photo Healy Racing
Ask Katie blitzed her rivals in the second divide of the Follow Us On Twitter Apprentice Handicap, as she ran out a seven and a half length winner under Dylan Hogan for owner/trainer George Webb.
After recording her first career success at Listowel in September, the four-year-old daughter of Ask then disappointed at Dundalk, before returning to form to finish third at Limerick on her last start.
Sent off a 7/1 chance this afternoon, she broke away slowly and raced towards rear in the early stages. She soon made up ground, and was settled in mid-division on the inner.
She got a clear run through on the rail entering the straight, and was ridden to the front with over two furlongs to race, stretching clear with over a furlong to go, going on to record a decisive success. Prince Jock (12/1) kept on nicely to take second under Keith Moriarty for his father Albert, while Nannys Well (12/1) was another two and three parts of a length back in third under Donagh O'Connor for Pat Murphy.
Howya Hurricane (25/1) completed the placings half a length away in fourth under Damien Melia for Ger Keane, while the 9/2 joint-favourites Apache Gold (from 11/2) and Avalanche (from 8's) were fifth and fourteenth respectively.
STEWARDS REPORTS
D.M. Redmond, rider of Locus Standi trained by J. S. Bolger, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount stopped very quickly.
K.A. Quinn, rider of Queluz trained by John Geoghegan, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount hung in the back straight and never travelled during this race.
The Stewards fined G. Webb, trainer, €350 for lodging a passport in respect of Ask Katie, the winner of this race, in which the vaccinations did not conform with the provisions of Rule 91.
