Quiet Desire (left) with Nudge The Judge© Photo Healy Racing
Quiet Desire registered a second career win, both at Dundalk, today as the Pat Martin trained filly narrowly landed the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap under jockey Robert Whearty.
The six year old mare's previous win was at today's venue over the same 1m4f distance in May and today battled well to beat runner-up Nudge The Judge by a short head.
Trainer Martin later said “we were expecting her to run well and a big thing with this girl is when she is due in season, as that’s a disaster for her. We need to keep a close eye on her cycle and she’d been working like she would run well.
“She pricked her ears a bit in the straight but just about had enough in hand. She had come back down to a nice mark and every pound counts in these handicaps. Robert rides well and doesn’t do much wrong.
“Peter (Cullen) is a very keen and enthusiastic owner and it’s great to have him here. He was roaring her all the way home.”
Quotes from Alan Magee
