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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Burns' Bungle-bred filly scores for McCreery

Thu 20th Apr 2023, 17:39

Amazon Lady and Nathan Crosse (green cap, leading)Amazon Lady and Nathan Crosse (green cap, leading)
© Photo Healy Racing

Amazon Lady was the second successful newcomer from Tipperary's opening two races today, landing the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden for trainer Willie McCreery, owner/breeder Maurice Burns and jockey Nathan Cross.

A 33/1 chance this morning and returned 14s, Amazon Lady raced with the leaders, led a furlong out and scored by a length and a quarter from Parting Glass which raced alone on the far side rail.

McCreery reported “she is a beautiful big filly and was in with me last year but I told Maurice (Burns) to send her home and give her time. She was always sharp, is a very honest filly but was a work in progress and that's as fast as she's ever gone.

“She is a smashing looker and you won't see a better looking filly here today.

“She's relaxed enough to go six (furlongs) but we'll stick to five as she shows so much pace. We'll plot away with her and being a daisy-cutter, better ground will be no harm.

“Maurice bred her and has the stallion (Bungle Inthejungle).”

1st
14/1
Tote €16.60 €4.70
2nd
1.25L
16/5
€1.80
3rd
hd
20/1
€5.80
4th
nose
9/2
bf
nk
11/4Fav
About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.