Vivienda and Colin Keane© Photo Healy Racing
Vivienda recorded her third win this season when justifying favouritism in the featured Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap at Dundalk.
The Juddmonte homebred daughter of Showcasing travelled well to challenge over a furlong out, and was ridden out by Colin Keane to beat Sweetest by a length and a quarter. Sayifyouwill was another neck further back in third.
Winning trainer Ger Lyons’ brother and assistant Shane said, “She has been one of the most consistent fillies racing this summer. She has been unlucky in being beaten in close calls.
"A very genuine filly who never lets you down and she deserved that.
"I'd say it was her most impressive win of her campaign, she won with a bit in hand there.
"Initially, that was going to be her last race to go back to the farm, but the team will go back and have a chat to see whether she is going to stay in for black-type next year or even the Cooley (Stakes in Dundalk).
"They will discuss that over the next few days. We'll see how she comes out of it and have a discussion."
Quotes by Michael Graham
