Finish for the ages as Ana denied by wily McCullagh

It was a case of the veteran versus the baby, and no quarter was asked or given.

Finish for the ages as Ana denied by wily McCullagh
Tue, 16 Sep, 2014 - 01:00
Pat Keane

The featured Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Premier Nursery at Listowel yesterday produced a thriller, with Ernest Shackleton (Niall McCullagh) and Cocoon (Ana O’Brien) dead-heating for first place.

McCullagh is 45 and only Kevin Manning is older than him in the jockeys’ room. In stark contrast, Ms O’Brien, daughter of Aidan, is just 18.

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