Shirley Blake can continue Lyons’ run

GER Lyons can continue his terrific record at Dundalk by saddling once-raced Shirley Blake to land the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at the track tonight.

Fri, 16 Oct, 2009 - 01:00

Pat Keane

Lyons has enjoyed a splendid campaign with 38 winners on the board and prizemoney inching towards €800,000.

There is every reason to believe Shirley Blake is capable of adding to that considerable total.

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Courts Sports Columnists Place: Dundalk Place: Navan Person: Shirley Blake Person: Lyons’Person: Lyons Person: Plum Sugar Person: Johnny Murtagh Person: Murtagh Person: Augustusthestrong Person: Seamus Heffernan Person: Aidan O’Brien Person: September Morn Event: Race Organisation: Irish Stallion Farms’Organisation: Stallion Farms’

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