The Brock Inn and Finny Maguire © Photo Healy Racing
The Brock Inn made it third time lucky as she ran out a convincing winner of the concluding bumper at Tramore this evening.
Finny Maguire sat behind the leaders in the two-miler before giving chase as Two Cent kicked a few lengths clear going out on the final circuit.
John Nicholson 's charge hit the front two furlongs from home and kept on well in the closing stages to score by three-and-a-half lengths as Henry's Girl ran on for second.
The 8/1 winner (12/1 this morning) had been well beaten when second to Kate Appleby Shoes on her debut at Limerick and was again well held when fourth at the same venue towards the end of last month.
"We have been quiet since October but hopefully we are on the road back," said Nicholson.
"She has a great pedigree. Her mother died having her. All that family love good ground and I was confident enough coming here today.
"She could win a flat race as she shows us plenty. There is a two mile amateur race coming up at Wexford and that's probably the next place she will run.
"We will look forward to the summer with her. Her half-sister Knockcroghery (six time winner) won here and she didn't do too bad. It's a great summer ground family.
"The colts were no good but all the fillies were good. She got the bonus today which is nice. We have five to run for the summer."
The winner is a half-sister to Knockcroghery and Mrs Batt (won two on Flat). Her dam won on the Flat and over hurdles and is a full-sister to Italian 2,000 Guineas winner Alabama Jacks.
(Additional reporting by Donal Murphy)
