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- Citi takes the last under Hamilton for O'Brien
Donal Murphy
Citi takes the last under Hamilton for O'Brien
Beautiful Citi leads home her rivals under Tom Hamilton
© Photo Healy Racing
Beautiful Citi came out on top in the last at Killarney, the Ladbrokes Download The Grid App Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race.
Fourth on her debut at Tipperary in May, the Joseph O'Brien trained four-year-old got off the mark on her next start at Clonmel.
Available at 9/4 this morning, the Sean O'Driscoll owned bay owned on-course at just 7/4, before going off a 6/4 joint-favourite under Tom Hamilton.
Settled behind the leaders, the daughter of Fame And Glory was pushed along to challenge from two furlongs out, and kept on best inside the final furlong to prevail by a length.
Gowran winner Tina Marie (6/1) finished second under Noel McParlan for Tom Gibney, while Diamond Hill the other joint-favourite, was short of room from two furlongs out, and eventually finished fourth.