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Justforjames and the Ahern(e)s
Justforjames and Sheila Ahern comes home ahead of Just Georgie
© Photo Healy Racing
Favourite Pause And Ponder s withdrawal at the start of the Pegus Horse Feed P-To-P Flat Race necessitated a 45 cent Rule 4, but that'll have mattered little to connections of the 14/1 winner Justforjames
Justforjames swept up on the other in the straight, and the Dr Massini gelding eventually had two and three parts of a length in hand over Just Georgie
Successful handler Sean Aherne was on lead-duties as well.
Winning rider S HEILA Ahern, 27, from Ballyduff, Co Kerry, has been working for the unrelated Sean Aherne for five years.
This was her first winner on the racecourse proper, although she did ride an Arab Horse Race winner in Oman a few weeks ago, through the Fegentri Series.
The Turf Club Veterinary Officer reported to the Stewards that Sid Seven trained by S. Curling was lame post race.
(TW & EM)