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Katie Wins Again for Cotter

Wed 1st Apr 2009, 16:54

The predicted match between Azana and Nazdaq (saddle slipped early) in the Goresbridge Handicap Hurdle failed to materialise (it was 10/1 bar the pair) as Cruising Katie (a 16/1 shot) beat off Unforgettable and Gaspar

Cruising Katie was a first winner for trainer, Richard Cotter from Ballynoe, Co. Cork, when she scored at Tramore on New Year's Eve.

He said of the Andrew Thornton-partnered winner: "She ran on bottomless ground at Limerick the last day in a listed hurdle. She was in off a handy weight today and she is a tough mare and she gets further."

The Cotter-trained Longueville Quest was placed a lot of times without winning in the past. (EM)

Goresbridge H'cap H'dle (Rated 81-102) €9,000.00 2m

1st

Cruising Katie (IRE)

16/1

Tote €24.90 €5.30

2nd

1L

Unforgettable (IRE)

12/1

€5.50

3rd

0.5L

16/1

€2.50

4th

4L

16/1

€5.70

bf

2.5L

5/2Fav

Ireland Jockeys Trainers Andrew Thornton R Cotter

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