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Bentesina wins for Howard

Mon 25th May 2009, 18:46

Bentesina bounced back to her best when defying top-weight to land the Eamon Sheridan Plant Hire Handicap. This was the mare's third success in Ireland.

The former John Kiely trained mare had run up a sequence of duck eggs, but on her second start for Aidan Howard she produced a fine performance to hold the late challenge of favourite Hamalka by the narrowest of short-heads.

Sheridan Groundworks & Plant Hire H'cap (Rated 55-75) €9,000.00 1m 1f

1st

Bentesina (GER) (8)

20/1

Tote €29.30 €7.00

2nd

shd

Hamalka (IRE) (5)

4/1JFav

€1.70

3rd

0.75L

Quench The Flame (GB) (6)

8/1

€3.70

4th

10L

Kilmannin (IRE) (4)

16/1

bf

13L

Take It Easee (IRE) (9)

4/1JFav

Ireland Trainers Aidan Howard

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