Marju’s Ramone Earns First Black-Type Score

Slow to mature, the imposing Ramone first offered a glimpse of what was to come when second in a course-and-distance handicap in September and followed that with a fifth in the Listed Garnet S. over this trip the next month. Entering this test with a latest piece of form being a 12th of 13 in Leopardstown’s Listed Knockaire S. dropping back a furlong also in October, the bay stepped out of the shadows in the Kildare gloom to capture a surprise first black-type success in this seemingly competitive affair. After breaking with more elan than in the past, Ramone raced freely throughout the early stages stranded in open space as she took along the main group. With only the freewheeling Amulet ahead, she had a target to aim at and her momentum carried her past that rival with a furlong remaining and on to the line in a slow-motion finish in the conditions. Ramone, who was the first 100-1 winner in the country in 12 years, is one of six horses in training with Bill Farrell and he told irishracing.com, “That’s the first time she’s got her ground. She’s a big, strong yoke and the ground will control everything as to where she will run.”

Sunday, Curragh, Ireland 
LODGE PARK STUD EBF PARK EXPRESS S.-G3, €77,500, CGH, 3-29, 3yo/up, f/m, 8fT, 1:52.70, hy. 
1–#@RAMONE (IRE), 137, m, 5, by Marju (Ire) 
     1st Dam: Hayworth (Ire), by Night Shift 
     2nd Dam: Hopeful Sign (GB), by Warning (GB) 
     3rd Dam: Infra Green (Ire), by Laser Light (GB) 
O/B-Timothy J Rooney (Ire); T-Bill Farrell; J-Shane 
Foley. €50,375. Lifetime Record: 13-2-2-0, 
€61,525. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the 
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 
2–Afternoon Sunlight (Ire), 140, f, 4, Sea the Stars 
(Ire)–Lady Luck (Ire), by Kris (GB). O/B-Moyglare Stud 
Farm Ltd; T-Dermot Weld. €15,500. 
3–Amulet (GB), 137, m, 5, Ishiguru–Loveofmylife (GB), 
by Dr Fong. (£12,000 RNA yrl ‘11 DONAUG). O-Mrs 
Virginia Neale; B-Cherry Park Stud (GB); T-Eve 
Johnson Houghton. €7,750. 
Margins: 2, HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 100.00, 7.00, 25.00. 
Also Ran: Alive Alive Oh (GB), Easter (Ire), Steip Amach (Ire), Odeliz (Ire), Iveagh Gardens (Ire), Waltzing Matilda (Ire), Avenue Gabriel (GB), Dutch Rose (Ire), Cocoon (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the brisnet.com PPs.Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.