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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Dani Barcelona scores on debut

Fri 11th Jun 2021, 17:56

Dani Barcelona striding clearDani Barcelona striding clear
© Photo Healy Racing

Willie Mullins' Dani Barcelona made an impressive debut in the mares' bumper at Clonmel.

The 8/13 favourite tanked to the front reaching the final furlong and readily swept home by four lengths. Ask For Fame (7/2) came in second, half a length up on Slate Gray (22/1).

Jockey Patrick Mullins said: "She is quite small like her mother (Dani California) and could go back to the Flat no problem.

"She loves that good ground - her mother was a Cesarewitch winner and was a similar type."

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.