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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Bridge proves game winner of Polonia Stakes

Fri 6th May 2022, 18:31

Sacred Bridge and Colin Keane (pink cap) hold off Ladies ChurchSacred Bridge and Colin Keane (pink cap) hold off Ladies Church
© Photo Healy Racing

The Ger Lyons-trained Sacred Bridge stuck her neck out gamely to land the Listed Polonia Stakes at Cork this evening.

Colin Keane was always prominent towards the near side on the Bated Breath filly who was a solid 5/6 favourite in the five-and-a-half furlong contest.

The champion jockey sent his mount into a narrow lead a furlong-and-a-half from home and she answered every call inside the final furlong. Ladies Church pressed hard in the closing stages but was held by neck at the line by the Juddmonte filly.

Assistant Shane Lyons said:- "She is very honest and Colin said she got lonely and would have loved a lead.

“He had to do it all on his own and and there was more speed on the far side as it turned out. The ground walks good but rode very slow for her.

"We'll go home and digest everything - she is in all the big races, the Group 2 Sandy Lane at Haydock and the Commonwealth (at Royal Ascot) but we'll talk to Barry (Mahon, racing manager) and the team.

"She'll improve in a better class of race when she'll get plenty of pace. She'll still have to improve on that running but it was nice to win a race like today's."

(Quotes by Tom Weekes)

1st
5/6Fav
Tote €1.84 €1.10
2nd
nk
17/2
€1.90
3rd
0.5L
6/1
€3.60
4th
hd
80/1
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.