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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Leading Actress shines in Cork

Sat 17th Oct 2015, 14:23

Leading Actress sees it out best in CorkLeading Actress sees it out best in Cork
© Photo Healy Racing

A return to Cork saw Leading Actress pick up the winning thread again as she took the opening six furlong handicap.

Willie McCreery 's three-year-old filly won a five furlong maiden as a juvenile at the same venue in June last year but ran unplaced in four subsequent outings.

Billy Lee, in the Godolphin silks, settled her in rear as An Saighdiur and Fast In The Wind set the pace.

He started to nudge her along with under two furlongs to travel and she got a dream split between Fast In The Wind and St Brelades Bay approaching the final furlong.

She was soon ridden to challenge An Saighdiur and collared him in the final 50 yards to win going away by half a length at 10/1. In Salutem the 5/2 favourite, flashed down the outside to take second from An Saighdiur (5/1) who was a short head away in third.

Leading Actress won this off a break of 142 days and this was her first run in handicap company.

1st
10/1
Tote €8.10 €3.90
2nd
0.5L
5/2Fav
€1.10
3rd
shd
5/1
€2.30
4th
1.5L
11/1
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.