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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Carrigmoorna Beech sparkles in Queally's brace

Thu 23rd Jan 2025, 16:57

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Carrigmoorna Beech put in a very pleasing debut in the bumper at Gowran Park and brought up a double for her trainer Declan Queally.

She is a half-sister to the stable's smart Carrigmoornaspruce and went off 7/4 for this opening track assignment over two miles.

Once she took over in the straight, Queally Jnr had few concerns as she stuck to her task well to beat gambled-on Answer That (10/1 - 11/2) by a comprehensive 12 lengths.

Queally was also responsible for Rocky's Diamond the hero in the Grade 2 John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle.

Winning rider and assistant trainer Queally said: “It’s a very prestigious day and I was dreaming about having a double, but it very rarely happens.

“She has a savage pedigree and is a (half) sister to Carrigmoornaspruce (who runs in the Grade 2 mares bumper at the Dublin Racing Festival), but is a different type of mare.

“She’s a bit more of a three-miler down the road.

“She could be left off now unless it keeps raining. The Listed bumper for four-year-olds in Limerick could be a race for her.

“She was fit coming here but had only one grass gallop, so she’ll improve.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

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.