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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Newcomer Ebeyina impresses in Weld treble

Sun 6th Apr 2014, 18:33

Ebeyina and Pat SmullenEbeyina and Pat Smullen
© Photo Healy Racing

Ebeyina sluiced through the heavy ground for a whopping 23-length win to give Dermot Weld a treble and Pat Smullen a double in Cork.

The Oasis Dream filly, in the Aga Khan colours, was making her racecourse bow in this three-year-old fillies' maiden over a mile and a quarter.

She was fully expected to do her job as the money came this morning – 15/8 to 6/4 and 11/8 to 9/10 at the track.

She raced track-width apart from Upper Silesian who used the far rail as her guide. With a quarter of a mile to go, Ebeyina grabbed the lead and quickly put the race to bed as she stayed on stoutly for a comprehensive success.

Dermot Weld’s son Kris Weld said: “That’ll definitely shorten the trip home! She has been backward, but has done all we have asked of her. She’s not a filly we’ll rush.

“She’ll have no problem going on better ground. Who knows what type of race it was? She’ll definitely have to go on the blacktype trail now.”

Upper Silesian was the favourite’s main market rival at 7/4. She pleased forecast punters by finishing second.

Additional reporting by Thomas 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.