Final Decision (left) beats River Tara © Photo Healy Racing
Anthony McCann sent our his fifth bumper winner of the season, from twelve individual runners in such races, when Final Decision (3/1) landed the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race.
Always on the front end under Aine O'Connor, the Iffraaj filly knuckled down well in the final furlong to see off the persistent challenge of 6/5 favourite River Tara by half a length.
McCann said: “Myself and Johnny Moore picked her up at the sales last year.
“We thought she might win a three-year-old bumper at Doncaster but she got a bump at the start and it lit her up too much.
“Aine blamed herself the last day getting stuck on the rail and she said she’d win the next day.
“She hung a bit up the straight today and it’s probably not a track for her as she’s a lovely big mare. There is still improvement in her and she’s tough.
“She’ll definitely go hurdling but she could also be one for those amateur races around Leopardstown during the summer.”
Quotes from Alan Magee
