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Victory in Galway for Camphor jessica harrington and shane Foley Andrew Nelis Racing

Camphor (9/4) brought up a brace of winners on the final day of Galway for Jessica Harrington and Shane Foley. The four-year-old filly contested the extended mile and five JPK Fencing Race, and moved into a threatening position behind Bigbadandbeautiful approaching the home bend. The leader soon came under pressure and Camphor's flat speed came to the fore as she took over inside the final furlong. She was driven out to account for Tandem (12/1) by a couple of lengths..                        Andrew Nelis racing 

One voice gets the nod over snow to win the irish stallion farms stakes Andrew Nelis

One Voice got the better of a thrilling duel with Snow to claim Group Three honours in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Blue Wind Stakes at Leopardstown. Runner-up on her debut at the same course before going one better there last July, Jessica Harrington's filly was last seen going down by just a nose to stablemate Silence Please in the Listed Salsabil Stakes at Navan this month. The daughter of Poet's Voice was a 16-5 chance to get back on the winning trail on her return to Leopardstown - but it did not look all that likely leaving the back straight, with jockey Shane Foley starting to get to work towards the rear of the field...

Sussex Garden strikes at Naas Andrew Nelis racing

ussex Garden struck on debut in the Free Eagle Irish EBF Fillies Maiden at Naas for Jessica Harrington and Shane Foley. Foley of course had a 13,218/1 four-timer here on June 8th, and like he did that afternoon the Kilkenny man bided his time well on the Cormac O’Flynn-owned victor. She finished off best to touch off favourite Hazel by a neck. Sussex Garden chased the leaders on the rail, and she was third at the halfway stage. Ridden in fourth over a furlong out, the winner was soon switched right. From there she ran on well to challenge in the last fifty yards, before leading close home. “You would have to be delighted with that. Cormac O’Flynn bought her as he knew we had the sister Justina. She has a lot more size and scope than Justina," said Mrs Harrington's daughter Kate...                          Andrew Nelis racing