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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

McDonogh educates Nuestra Alegria

Fri 21st Jun 2013, 18:18

Nuestra Alegria swoops past Burren Trail at LimerickNuestra Alegria swoops past Burren Trail at Limerick
© Photo Healy Racing

Nuestra Alegria kept on stoutly past David Wachman’s 4/5 favourite Burren Trail to score in the one mile maiden at Limerick.

Burren Trail appeared set to get punters off to a flyer as the Shamardal filly led inside the final furlong under Wayne Lordan, but she had no answer in the closing stages to Nuestra Alegria (10/1) who came by to win by three parts of a length.

Jessica Harrington’s Banker Burke (7/1) took third with Fran Berry in the plate.

Declan McDonogh was on board the winner and said: “She was with Kevin Prendergast last year. She has done well and has filled out and got stronger.

“They went a little bit slow for her. She didn’t realise what she was meant to do until she got a few reminders and she stayed on well.”

Edward Harty’s three-year-old filly was improving on her debut sixth of 12 in a seven furlong maiden at Fairyhouse on June 5.

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
10/1
Tote €12.20 €3.00
2nd
0.75L
4/5Fav
€1.02
3rd
2.5L
7/1
€2.50
4th
2L
11/2
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.