Promising Burgoo should be right up Twomey's alley

Paddy Twomey: just as good at sourcing horses as he is at training them and placing them in the right races

Paddy Twomey: could have another promising type on his hands in Burgoo AlleyCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

Trainer: Michael Halford
4th, 6½f two-year-old fillies' maiden, Limerick, June 29

After a slowish start Michael Halford’s horses are starting to hit form, and the performance of this filly was promising enough to suggest she can win in the short term.

A little slowly away, she did not have a great deal of racing room early in the straight and had to be switched towards the inner, but inside the final furlong she began to pick up well and was strong to the line under little more than hands and heels.

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Published on 8 July 2020inHorse racing tips

Last updated 20:45, 8 July 2020

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