Smullen gets it just right on Account
With nobody keen to make the running, Smullen allowed the Moyglare bred mare to dictate the pace, had most of his rivals in trouble early in the last half-mile and, clear turning for home, the daughter of Stravinsky kept going well to beat Knight Eagle by a length and three-quarters.
Winning trainer Vincent Ward has a good strike-rate with horses bought out of Moyglare and Rosewell House and commented: “That’s fantastic. We were going to go to the Curragh with her but the conditions of the race and the ground were ideal for her here.
