Opera Gal a Salisbury show-stopper

Opera Gal produced a gutsy all-the-way triumph in the silks of racecourse chairman Jeff Smith in the Upavon Fillies' Stakes at Salisbury this afternoon.

Opera Gal a Salisbury show-stopper
Wed, 15 Aug, 2012 - 19:36

Opera Gal produced a gutsy all-the-way triumph in the silks of racecourse chairman Jeff Smith in the Upavon Fillies' Stakes at Salisbury this afternoon.

The five-year-old, who Andrew Balding sent out to finish second to Primevere in the corresponding race 12 months ago, had run disappointingly on her previous 2012 outing at Royal Ascot.

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