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Leigh opens Flat account

Fri 10th Jul 2009, 18:58

Declan Leigh saddled his first Flat winner when Le Diablo Rouge took the apprentice handicap in the capable hands of Julie Burke.

Burke, partnering her fourth winner, had the five-year-old up with the pace throughout and the combination kept on well under pressure to beat the staying on Gothen Niece by a length and a half.

The placings of the third (Catherine) and fourth (Fire Drill) were reversed following a stewards enquiry after the latter met with interference about a furlong out. Sean Levey, rider of Catherine picked up a two day suspension for careless riding.

'We were waiting for an ease in the ground and were going to go hurdling but we may wait a little longer and give him another run on the Flat,' said Leigh.

1st
16/1
Tote €24.50 €4.50
2nd
1.5L
20/1
€7.60
3rd
shd
7/1
€2.40
4th
nk
16/1
€3.70
bf
0.5L
5/1Fav