We'll Go Again prevails under Billy Lee© Photo Healy Racing
Billy Lee is stealing the show at Cork and he completed a quick 411/1 treble on We’ll Go Again in the Follow Us On Twitter Handicap.
Whilst he was patient on Up Helly Aa (Willie McCreery) and Dance Jupiter (John Kiely), Lee showed his versatility on Madeleine Tylicki’s We’ll Go Again.
He made use of his low draw in stall five on the 9/1 victor, bouncing smartly and taking an always prominent approach on the Fast Company gelding.
The three-year-old had been noted as a likely future winner more than once in the past and it all came together for him on this occasion.
There were a few of them doing their best work at the finish in this extended mile heat.
However We’ll Go Again held on by a neck from Morph (66s into 50s).
Denis Hogan supplied the third and fourth, Conversant (5/2 into 2/1 favourite) and Adapt To Dan (10/1), a length and a short head back.
"At this same meeting last year I had Mary Salome winning and I was driving down on my own today and thought 'we could be lucky here', so I'm very very happy because he is a lovely little horse who has been unlucky," said the winning trainer.
"He ran into traffic a couple of times, it happens, and after his debut he had to learn to settle a bit and to run his races.
"He is after settling well and Billy was very good on him. The horse deserved it and I'm delighted for Andrew Roe (owner), who is from Naas, as it's our first winner for him."
The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Tracing trained by A.P.O'Brien, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal.
(TW & EM)
