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Wannabe sheds her maiden tag in style

Wannabe Better comes home a clear cut winner under Wayne LordanWannabe Better comes home a clear cut winner under Wayne Lordan
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Wannabe Better shed her maiden tag in style as she ran out an easy winner of the last at Naas, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.

The Tommy Stack trained daughter of Duke Of Marmalade had been a frustrating horse for connections as she struggled to get off the mark despite putting in good efforts in defeat.

On her ninth career start she was well-supported today, and after opening at 5/1 on-course she was sent off a 10/3 chance under Wayne Lordan.

Having raced in second for much of the contest, she hit the front two furlongs out and was ridden clear over a furlong from home, keeping on strongly to record an easy seven and a half length success. La Femme finished back in second at 20/1 under Shane Foley for Mick Halford, while Lapis Blue was three parts of a length back in third under Pat Smullen for Dermot Weld at 14/1. Rebel Force and A Star Is Born were sent off the 5/2 joint-favourites but they could only manage fourth and fifth respectively.

Tommy Stack said afterwards: "I'm pleased with the way she won today. Maybe she just needed a bit of time."

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
10/3
Tote €4.20 €2.00
2nd
7.5L
20/1
€5.30
3rd
0.75L
14/1
€5.80
4th
1L
5/2JFav
bf
0.5L
5/2JFav
About Donal Murphy
Donal graduated from Maynooth University in 2010 with a BBS in Equine Business and since attained a diploma in Sports Journalism from Dublin Business School. He holds a variety of roles in the horse racing industry, reporting for the Press Association and p2p.ie, while also working for SIS and the Tote. From Wexford, he is a keen runner and has completed over 100 parkruns at various locations around the country.