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- Ya Ya Baby gets winning bracket in Ballybrit
Michael Graham
Ya Ya Baby gets winning bracket in Ballybrit
Ya Ya Baby, near side, fends off Take My Hand
© Photo Healy Racing
Jessica Harrington's Ya Ya Baby (7/4f) improved upon a pair of runner-up berths to win the Kenny Galway Handicap over an extended mile.
She was ridden to get the better of Cobb And Co in the final 150 yards, but then faced a stern challenge from Take My Hand (11/2) on the inner.
The latter kept fighting all the way to the line but went down by a short head. Mighty Mirage was a length and a quarter away in third at 22/1.
This was Ya Ya Baby's breakthrough on her seventh start.
Jockey Shane Foley said: “She battled well and is all heart.
"The ground is very testing and gluey.”
Additional reporting by Alan Magee
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.
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