Racing

Brave Anna opens account at the Curragh

Aidan O’Brien trained-filly too good for Lady Beware

Brave Anna ridden by Seamus Heffernan (left) wins the Lester Piggott FBD Hotels & Resorts European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden at the Curragh racecourse. Photo. PA Wire.
Brave Anna ridden by Seamus Heffernan (left) wins the Lester Piggott FBD Hotels & Resorts European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden at the Curragh racecourse. Photo. PA Wire.
Sat May 21 2016 - 16:55

Brave Anna came with a run on the outside to open her account the Lester Piggott FBD Hotels & Resorts EBF Fillies Maiden at the Curragh.

Seamie Heffernan was happy to sit behind the two leaders, How and Lady Beware, before switching the Aidan O'Brien-trained filly to the outside to make her bid.

Brave Anna (9-2), showing the benefit of her debut run at Naas, asserted in the closing stages to win by a length from Lady Beware with her stablemate How a neck away in third under Ryan Moore.

The race was delayed by 10 minutes after Pepperminty got loose before the start and was eventually withdrawn. Magical Fire was also taken out.

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Velveteen, who had been the likely favourite, had been declared a non-runner earlier. O’Brien said: “She came home well, and is a sister to Hit It A Bomb who got a mile well. She can certainly step up to seven furlongs now.

“Ryan’s horse (How) was a bit keen in front and got a bit tired.”