Wannabe Better’s late run seals it

Wayne Lordan produced Wannabe Better with a well-timed late surge to collar Eastern Rules and Brendan Brackan in the featured Ballycorus Stakes in Leopardstown last night.

The 10/1 shot, winner of two listed races, finished well when switched to the outside and got up to grab a valuable Group 3 bracket by a half-length, to the delight of trainer Tommy Stack, who stated: ” She’s a well-bred filly and it’s great that she’s Group 3 winner. It’s lovely fast, but safe ground, which is what she needs. She’s a versatile filly and quickened up well.”

Winning rider Lordan added: “It didn’t happen for her the last day in the Curragh in bad ground, but I wasn’t hard on her. She loved tonight’s ground and, although she got a bit crowded down the inside, picked up really well when I switched her.”