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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Fairylike brings up O'Brien treble

Thu 18th Jul 2013, 20:35

Fairylike, orange, forges clear at Leopardstown Fairylike, orange, forges clear at Leopardstown
© Photo Healy Racing

Aidan O’Brien saddled a treble at Leopardstown as his daughter Ana partnered Fairylike to victory in the apprentice handicap over a mile and a quarter.

When Gearoid Brouder and Waterloo Sunrise got a dream run down the inside of pacesetting Charpoy in the home straight, it looked for all money that they would score.

However, Ana O’Brien and Fairylike switched wide and came with a powerful finish to grab the weakening Waterloo Sunrise with 150 yards to go and win going away by an impressive five and a half lengths.

Fairylike was returned at 4/1 (from 8/1 this morning). Aidan O’Brien said afterwards: “She’s a lazy little one, but once she got in amongst them she got interested.” Little Arrows who again was slowly away, secured another placed finish at Foxrock as he finished third, seven and a half lengths off runner-up Waterloo Sunrise.

This was the fifth win of Ana O’Brien’s career, three of which have come on Fairylike including her first ever win. She said: “Last week she didn’t have a hard race. She was coming home well, but had nowhere to go.”

Fairylike was seventh in a mile handicap for apprentices here last week. She ran short of room and was snatched up under two furlongs from home.

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
4/1
Tote €5.50 €1.02
2nd
5.5L
14/1
€3.70
3rd
7.5L
5/1
€1.90
4th
1.5L
20/1
bf
0.5L
3/1Fav
About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.