Gleeson shines on Lattas' homebred bumper winner

Thisistheway (9/1) made a winning debut in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Mares) INH Flat Race under John Gleeson.

As usual the Champion Bumper-winning rider was in the right place and, having sat just behind the pace, kicked his mount into the lead entering the straight. The daughter of Doyen picked up well and was ridden out to beat Traditude Tara by four-and-a-quarter lengths.

The winner is trained near Enniscorthy by Yvonne Latta whose son Andrew said: "Her dam won twice in Wexford and won three overall. She also got Grade 3 black type. This is the first foal out of her and while she is not a big mare, she is a lot bigger than the dam who was tiny.

"She was ready to run in May and we let her out because the ground went too quick. She is actually not that long back in and I thought she might need the run, but because it's so close to home we said we'd come here and maybe in three weeks time go to Ballinrobe for the four-year-old fillies bumper.

"She is after winning now so we might go for the mares winners' race in Down Royal or go straight to the Listed bumper at Gowran. If the ground is okay she will probably go to Down Royal before Gowran.

"My father (Charlie) bought the granddam (Party Woman) as a foal and she won three times before she chipped a bone in her knee. She produced Little Mitch then and it's a real fillies pedigree. We still have Little Mitch at home and hopefully there is a couple more to come along out of her."

Quotes from Donal Murphy