Michael Graham

O'Brien and Heffernan double up with Prose

Tue 8th Sep 2020, 19:51

Prose in charge in the closing stages
© Photo Healy Racing

Prose brought up Galway doubles for Aidan O'Brien and Seamie Heffernan with victory in the Sean Cleary Memorial Fillies Maiden.

The 2/1 favourite was strongly pressed by Starlight Dream on the run to the home straight.

The pair disputed in the straight, but it was Prose who wrote the winning verse by staying on stoutly inside the final furlong.

She took the honours by three lengths from 13/2 shot Starlight Dream. Dollys Destination was backed from 5/1 to 7/2 and finished third, beaten seven and three quarter lengths by the winner.

“Aidan just said to lie up her neck and she’s taking her racing well,” said Seamie Heffernan.

“Black-type is not out of the question.”

O'Brien and Heffernan also landed the opening juvenile maiden on the card with newcomer Kyprios

Additional reporting by Eamonn Murphy

4.00

Irish Stallion Farms EBF M'dn €16,500.00 1m 123yds

1st

Kyprios (IRE) (6)

9/4

Tote €3.00 €1.30

2nd

0.75L

Lifetime Legend (IRE) (5)

20/1

€8.40

3rd

Flying Visit (IRE) (8)

2/1Fav

4th

2.5L

Xeres (GB) (2)

11/4

Full Result

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.

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