By Tom Frary
Rathbarry Stud's first-season sire James Garfield (Ire) (by Exceed and Excel {Aus}) has his first winner after the filly Lady Bullet (Ire) captured Doncaster's British European Breeders' Fund EBF Maiden S. on Saturday evening. Sent off the 11-4 joint-second favourite for the five-furlong contest, the Alice Haynes-trained bay was professional throughout under Kieran O'Neill and stayed on to gain the advantage inside the final 100 yards en route to a half-length verdict over New Definition (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). The dam, who was runner-up in the G3 Prix d'Arenberg, is kin to the G3 Autumn S. winner Blitzkrieg (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}). Her yearling colt is by Kodi Bear (Ire), sire of her smart 3-year-old colt Ever Given (Ire) who took last year's Goffs UK Premier Yearling S. and was second in the Weatherbys Scientific £200,000 2-Y-O S.
2nd-Doncaster, £7,800, Mdn, 4-30, 2yo, 5f 3yT, 1:01.51, g/f.
LADY BULLET (IRE) (f, 2, James Garfield {Ire}–Lil's Joy {Ire} {GSP-Fr}, by Lilbourne Lad {Ire}) Sales history: £17,000 Ylg '21 GOFFUK; 48,000gns 2yo '22 TATBRE. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $5,297. O-The Three Bullets; B-Rathbarry Stud (IRE); T-Alice Haynes.
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