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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Punchestown on Ardera Ru's agenda

Tue 9th Apr 2024, 10:22

Ardera Ru in charge at FairyhouseArdera Ru in charge at Fairyhouse
© Photo Healy Racing

Impressive Fairyhouse winner Ardera Ru has Punchestown as her next target.

Eoin Doyle's nine-year-old mare powered home by almost four lengths in a Listed mares' handicap chase over Easter which has the trainer eyeing an end of season contest.

He said: "She's a great mare. I'd say she might go to Punchestown, there's a big handicap chase there. There used to be a mares' one there and that's the one she would probably go for.

"She's a consistent mare and ran a good race in Gowran (pulled up on penultimate start) - she was running away at the second-last and she kind of stopped and didn't find anything, so we got her palate cauterised.

"It obviously improved her again. It was great to get black-type for her (at Fairyhouse) and it has been a good week."

Ardera Ru has won twice over fences in addition to a couple of handicap hurdles.

Doyle also saddled Moondharrig to win in Dundalk last Friday.

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.