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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

O'Brien and Moore at double with Emily Dickinson

Mon 25th Apr 2022, 19:24

Emily Dickinson finishes well in NaasEmily Dickinson finishes well in Naas
© Photo Healy Racing

Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore doubled up at Naas with fast-finishing Emily Dickinson in the Race & Stay Fillies Maiden over 1m2f.

The pair switched left and began to make their move in mid-division at the two pole. They still had plenty on their plate in fifth a furlong out.

However, Emily Dickinson really picked up the chase in the final 150 yards as she closed on the heels of the leaders.

Nothing came home better than her as she surged past Red Azalea in the final strides to justify 11/10 favouritism by a neck.

Runner-up Red Azalea was a 5/1 chance and was three parts of a length in front of Emily Dickinson's stablemate Ark (9/1).

O’Brien said: “Ryan said she was still very green and when he went to come through they kept coming over in front of him. They went a good gallop and she stayed very well.

“I’d be very happy to step up in distance and she’ll probably go for an Oaks trial.

“Wayne(Lordan)’s filly (Ark) stays very well. It was a solid run race and they had to learn.”

O'Brien and Moore took the opening fillies' maiden with Deneuve

O'Brien had a five-timer at Navan on Saturday with Moore getting the leg up on three of them. Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
11/10Fav
Tote €2.10 €1.40
2nd
nk
5/1
€1.40
3rd
0.75L
9/1
€2.70
4th
2.5L
16/1
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.