Mk Drama and Luke McAteer © Photo Healy Racing
The 4/1 favourite Mk Drama easily won the Racing Again November 20th Handicap, going clear from over a furlong out to score by five and a half lengths from the dead-heaters Jungle Jungle (6/1) and The Lady’s Bid (14/1).
The 4-year-old filly, breaking her maiden on her fourteenth start, had been placed a couple of times last year and had run well when not beaten far on her previous two outings at Dundalk and Leopardstown.
The daughter of Lope De Vega is a full-sister to Ger Lyons’ Irish 2,000 Guineas runner-up Endless Drama who later won at Group Two level in Australia for Chris Waller.
The winning rider Luke McAteer was continuing his very fruitful autumn with this being his 24th winner of the campaign.
Winning trainer Paul Flynn said: "It was due but in fairness she’s only had that (heavy) ground twice and was only beaten a head in Limerick. The ground is the biggest factor.
“It’s great to win for the owners Paddy McGuire, who is my vet, and Pat Kelly as she is a full-sister to Endless Drama.
“She will probably run next year and put her in foal.”
Additional reporting by Alan Magee
