Denise Foster savours finest hour at Navan

Lily’s Rainbow, enterprisingly ridden by Billy Lee, gave local trainer Denise Foster the biggest success of her career when landing the listed heritage Stakes (transferred from Cork), on a day of surprises, in very testing ground, in Navan yesterday.
Denise Foster savours finest hour at Navan
Mon, 18 Apr, 2016 - 01:00
John Ryan

Soon in front, the 16/1 shot dictated the pace under Billy Lee and, racing downhill towards the two-furlong marker, the four-year-old filly had most of her rivals in trouble.

Brendan Brackan spear-headed the chasing group but Lily’s Rainbow ran on strongly up the hill to triumph by three and a quarter lengths.

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RacingSporthorse racingLily’s RainbowDenise FosterPlace: Navan LilyPlace: CorkPlace: NavanPlace: LeopardstownPlace: BalbrigganPlace: Next BendPerson: Denise FosterPerson: Billy LeePerson: Brendan BrackanPerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: O’BrienPerson: JosephPerson: HyzenthlayPerson: Ryan MoorePerson: Colm O’DonoghuePerson: AnaPerson: ColmPerson: The GurkhaPerson: Claudio MonteverdiPerson: AasheqPerson: SeamusPerson: RyanPerson: Joseph O’BrienPerson: GracePerson: Ger LyonsPerson: SpaderPerson: Sean JonesPerson: Colin KeanePerson: LyonsPerson: JeremyPerson: Misty MilliePerson: Peter CluskeyPerson: Creme De LaPerson: Dylan ThomasPerson: BallydoylePerson: CluskeyPerson: Pat ShanahanPerson: Killian LeonardPerson: Seamus HeffernanPerson: Tom GibneyPerson: Prussian EagleEvent: Salsabil StakesEvent: OaksEvent: Navan Adventure Sports Handicap
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