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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Lady Giselle swoops under Hayes

Sat 26th Apr 2014, 16:43

Lady Giselle gets up to beat Queen Of AlbaLady Giselle gets up to beat Queen Of Alba
© Photo Healy Racing

Lady Giselle wore down Queen Of Alba late on to win going away by a length and three parts in the extended mile handicap in Limerick.

Chris Hayes was in the plate on the 8/1 shot. Off the home bend Lady Giselle made eyecatching headway from mid-division to set off in pursuit of Queen Of Alba. The pair made relentless headway and picked off the front-runner with a half a furlong to go.

Successful trainer John Jo Walsh said of the four-year-old filly: “Chris gave her a good ride. She had a lot of weight and would probably prefer longer. We’ll probably look to a mile and a quarter the next day.”

Lady Giselle carried 9-10 to victory. The last time she got her head in front came in Listowel in June last year in a mile auction maiden. She was dropped 4lbs in the handicap to a mark of 80 for today’s assignment. It was the first-time Hayes had partnered her in her career.

Queen Of Alba for Thomas and Rory Cleary outran her odds of 16/1 when getting caught late on and finishing second. There was a seven length gap back to 7/2 joint favourite Kavaco in third. He had been a market mover from 7s this morning. The other 7/2 joint favourite, Conan’s Rock, was fourth.

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
8/1
Tote €6.60 €3.30
2nd
1.75L
16/1
€5.20
3rd
7L
7/2JFav
€1.60
4th
0.5L
7/2JFav
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.