Punters scratching heads as Jessica Harrington has 50/1 winner with only runner
Punters were left scratching their heads after Jessica Harrington trained a 50/1 winner at Ayr on Saturday.
The Kildare-based trainer sent a single horse to the Scottish track over the weekend for a listed fillies' race over five furlongs.
But if the fact that Harrington was only sending Saratoga Special, a daughter of Mehams, was a tip in itself, it was seemingly lost on most punters.
Having opened at 20/1, the three-year-old filly drifted all the way to be the 50/1 outsider by the time of the off for the £50,000 listed race.
Ridden off the pace by Keithen Glenn Doyle Kennedy, the filly flew home in the final furlong to win by half a length.
The 50/1 winner was Harrington's first since 20 June when she saddled Billie Be Quick to win a handicap at Down Royal.
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Punters scratching heads as Jessica Harrington has 50/1 winner with only runner
Punters were left scratching their heads after Jessica Harrington trained a 50/1 winner at Ayr on Saturday. The Kildare-based trainer sent a single horse to the Scottish track over the weekend for a listed fillies' race over five furlongs. But if the fact that Harrington was only sending Saratoga Special, a daughter of Mehams, was a tip in itself, it was seemingly lost on most punters. Having opened at 20/1, the three-year-old filly drifted all the way to be the 50/1 outsider by the time of the off for the £50,000 listed race. Ridden off the pace by Keithen Glenn Doyle Kennedy, the filly flew home in the final furlong to win by half a length. The 50/1 winner was Harrington's first since 20 June when she saddled Billie Be Quick to win a handicap at Down Royal.
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