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Murtagh & Coen bag brace as Poetry impresses

Lyrical Poetry and Ben Coen Lyrical Poetry and Ben Coen
© Photo Healy Racing

Lyrical Poetry ran her rivals ragged at Gowran Park to give Johnny Murtagh and Ben Coen a double on the card.

The daughter of Lope De Vega bounced out in front in the extended nine furlong contest and had her rivals at work early in the straight.

Coen asked his mount for an effort passing the two pole and she galloped on strongly in the closing stages to post a five-and-a-half length success over 40/1 shot Gradulations

The 9/1 winner had been a promising fourth on her debut at Cork last year before blowing her chance leaving the stalls in stakes company at Dundalk.

Murtagh said:- “She was a very nice filly last year. We ran her in a Listed race after a good run first time out in Cork and she was always going to be a better three-year-old.

“She’s really developed over the winter and that was pretty impressive. She may get a mile and a half.

“I don’t think she needs it soft and I’d say she’ll go on any ground. She’s a good physical.

“She loves bowling along and Ben said she was in a lovely rhythm all the way.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
9/1
Tote €10.00 €2.09
2nd
5.5L
40/1
€14.08
3rd
4.5L
4/1JFav
€2.31
4th
1.25L
33/1
bf
3.75L
4/1JFav
About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.