Slattery bags first winner for De Bromhead in Ruby Stakes

Andrew Slattery registered a first success for Royal Ascot-winning trainer Henry De Bromhead today, as the rider bagged Killarney’s Listed Irish EBF Vincent O'Brien Ruby Stakes on Thalara (6/1).

The five-year-old daughter of Awtaad, a half-sister to ten winners including two smart National Hunt winners, today made most of the running and held on well in the closing stages to score by 2.75 lengths from Duckadilly .

De Bromhead, whose Ascending won June’s Ascot Stakes, wasn’t present and Slattery, on his tenth ride for the trainer, stated “Henry is very straightforward to ride for as you can generally go forward and Thalara was comfortable all the time.

“I rode her the last day, in Navan, and thanks to Mr De Bromhead and the owners (Marianne Klay) for putting me back up today. She was a much-improved mare today. I think they just gave her a break in between and she was the pick of the (parade) ring. She’s big, she’s strong and is on the way up.

“I was comfortable all the way and she picked up well and gave me quite a job to pull her up, which is always a good sign. Nothing got to me and she was doing all the work on her own. I was expecting company but she kept picking up well.