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McDonogh educates Nuestra Alegria
Nuestra Alegria swoops past Burren Trail at Limerick
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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