Choicely bred Badminton Rossa one to note
In a race in which most of the runners suffered a degree of interference, the Donal Murphy-trained, David McGrath-owned and Pat Maguire-bred bitch ran a remarkably good race to record victory in 29.08. Regulars to this track will know how difficult it is to break through the 29.00 barrier, but, given the trouble, this was one such run in all but official figures.
The winner is bred to be a champion and, unbeaten in three starts, could go a long way to living up to the expectations which come with her bloodlines. Her dam, Rossa Baby, trained by John and Margaret Kiely, in Cork, was very strong over four bends, breaking the 525 and 600 yards track records at Enniscorthy – the latter on two occasions. Remarkably, those three record runs came within four outings.
