Dreamingandhoping a nice mare for Horgan and the Queallys

After an earlier win for Bob Murphy’s Darrens Hope there was further Deise joy at Punchestown in the concluding Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race with well-backed winning favourite Dreamingandhoping (15/8 into 13/8).

Owned and bred by Diarmuid Horgan and trained and ridden by Lisroe Farm, Cappagh, County Waterford operator, Queally, Dreamingandhoping got off the mark on her third outing, in a first-time hood.

The successful daughter of Shirocco travelled well into the straight but ultimately had to work to beat Beth Horan by three parts of a length.

They left Dysart Diamond six and a half lengths back in third.

Unfortunately Sacred Spring broke down at the three furlong point.

Queally trains with his father and namesake who was on lead-up duty here and junior said: “That was great. I came in after the last day in Limerick and held my hands up and said that was a disaster. She didn’t settle and we got it right today.

“She’s a good mare and should do plenty. She’ll be a lovely hurdler and a chaser — she's a huge big animal. I’m not sure what we’ll do for the rest of this season and we won’t rush into anything.

“It’s great for her owner Diarmuid Horgan. He’s a very patient man and his mother and father were very good friends with my grandmother who were all connected through dogs.”

(AM & EM)