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- Golddragon Reef off the mark on second start
Mark Nunan
Golddragon Reef off the mark on second start
Golddragon Reef and Shane Foley (right) win from Druid's Altar
© Photo Healy Racing
The Drogheda Traders 3-y-o Maiden was won by 4/1 chance Golddaragon Reef, partnered by Shane Foley after he re-routed to Bellewstown following the cancellation of Tippereary.
Fourth to subsequent Listed winner Pista on her debut at Galway, she tracked the front-running Masterdream before hitting the front inside the final quarter-mile.
The 6/4 favourite Druid's Altar gave chase in the final furlong but the Jessica Harrington-trained filly found enough to hold that one by half a length, with the newcomer Caldwell (7/1) back in third.
The winner is a daughter of Fastnet Rock out of a mare who was Group 2-placed as a two-year-old for Tommy Stack.
Winning rider Shane Foley said: "She had a nice run in Galway and stepped forward from that.
“She handles the ground well and she stays well. We had a nice run around and it was pretty straightforward.
“She had a good look when she got to the front. She'll be a grand filly going forward in a handicap.
“She's a filly at home that she only goes on our deep gallop and she seems to enjoy it.
"We missed a few engagements with her on good ground because we were afraid to chance her. She enjoys that soft ground."
Additional reporting by Gary Carson