American Girl impresses on her debut

American Girl made an impressive winning debut in the Ladbrokes Mobile Fillies Maiden, scoring under Seamie Heffernan for Fethard based trainer Willie Browne.

The well-bred daughter of High Chaparral who runs in the colours of John Magnier (his first horse with Browne) was available at just 8/1 this morning, and she went from 12’s to 10’s on-course.

Settled towards the rear, the bay victor made progress early in the straight, and she was switched wide to challenge over a furlong from home.

She took over in front a furlong out, and she settled the contest in a matter of strides, showing a good turn of foot to win comfortably by four lengths. Circling who was sent off the 4/6 favourite, had to settle for second under Billy Lee for David Wachman, while newcomer Bint Dandy was a further four and a half lengths back in third under Colm O’Donoghue for Paul Deegan at 10/1.

Willie Browne said afterwards: "I'm an overnight success after forty years!

"I'm a breeder more than a trainer but Coolmore gave me a few to pre-train.

"She is a little bit quirky, she is a very well-bred filly and we knew she was nice, but we don’t have much to try her against.

"She looks quite decent and she will go for a Listed race or something."

The winner, who cost €80,000 as a 2-y-o at Arqana last May, is a half-sister to Lush Lashes who won three Group 1's in 2008 for Jim Bolger.

Additional reporting by Michael Graham