By Sean Cronin
Ger Lyons trainee Lady Iman (Starman) lined up as unbeaten winner-of-one for Monday's Listed Holden Plant Rentals First Flier Stakes and continued her winning streak to provide her freshman sire with a breakthrough stakes winner at the Curragh.
The crowd's 4-7 selection, fresh off a Mar. 28 maiden win at Dundalk, broke swiftly and raced in a close-up fourth through the early stages of this five-furlong contest. Going well on the bridle when slipping one position passing the quarter-mile marker, she eased through a gap to lead with 100 yards remaining and easily asserted superiority from there, hitting the line with a 1 1/4-length advantage from True Love (No Nay Never).
“She's a lovely filly and Colin [Keane] was very impressed with her,” commented Lyons. “She has plenty of speed and will learn plenty from that. I've never took this filly off the bridle so I don't know what the limit is with her. At the moment, I'm thinking of Naas for the [G3 Juvenile Fillies] Sprint and I know that would suit Tally-Ho. I'm delighted for them because training for them is a pleasure. They gave me the horse to promote the sire, they didn't give her to me because they like me, so I ran her. I'll sleep on it and talk to Colin about it, but I've no problem with her getting six.”
That's impressive 👏
Lady Iman (Starman) lands Listed honours almost like it's a piece of work as this exciting filly remains unbeaten for Ger Lyons and @ctkjockey @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/90oq8h5l8J
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Monday, Curragh, Ireland
HOLDEN PLANT RENTALS FIRST FLIER STAKES-Listed, €50,000, Curragh, 5-5, 2yo, 5fT, 1:02.56, gd.
1–LADY IMAN (IRE), 126, f, 2, by Starman (GB)
1st Dam: Lady Aria (GB) (GSP-Eng), by Kodiac (GB)
2nd Dam: Dot Hill (GB), by Refuse To Bend (Ire)
3rd Dam: Purple Tiger (Ire), by Rainbow Quest
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (£185,000 Ylg '24 GOFFUK). O-Mrs A O'Callaghan; B-Tally-Ho Stud (IRE); T-Ger Lyons; J-Colin Keane. €30,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $50,114. *1/2 to West Acre (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), MGSW-UAE, $378,255.
2–True Love (Ire), 126, f, 2, No Nay Never–Alluringly, by Fastnet Rock (Aus). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. €10,000.
3–Power Blue (Ire), 131, c, 2, Space Blues (Ire)–Visions (Ire), by Worthadd (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (€30,000 Wlg '23 GOFNOF; £44,000 Ylg '24 GOFFUK). O-LNA Racing Syndicate; B-Finanza Locale Consulting (IRE); T-Adrian Murray. €5,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, HD, 1. Odds: 0.57, 12.00, 2.50.
Also Ran: Spring Is Here (Ire), Stop The Nation (Ire), Call Margot (Ire).
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