Ruby Shoes leads home her rivals under Donnacha O'Brien© Photo Healy Racing
Ruby Shoes showed her true worth in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden, winning comfortably under Donnacha O'Brien for his brother Joseph.
The daughter of Rock Of Gibraltar was carried wide on debut at Cork, and was given an easy time of it after that incident.
Available at 16/1 this morning, she opened on-course at 14s before going a 10/1 chance in the colours of Newtown Anner Stud.
Settled in mid-division, she was pushed along on the outer from the two furlong pole, and made good progress into third with just a furlong left to race.
She got to the front in the final 100 yards, keeping on well to score by two lengths. Live Twice finished second at 9/2 under Colm O'Donoghue for Paul Deegan, while Pure Action (9/2) was another length and three parts back in third for Kevin Manning and Johnny Feane. Spanish Dawn was sent off the 4/1 favourite, and she finished a disappointing last, while early morning favourite Brevard proved easy to back and went off at 10s. He also disappointed, finishing thirteenth.
Donnacha O'Brien said afterwards: "We thought she was a nice filly but nothing went right for her the first day so I was easy on her.
"She actually surprised me how well she picked up and I'd say she's a nice filly."
STEWARDS REPORT
S. Foley, rider of Spanish Dawn trained by M.Halford, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount ran freely.
Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes
