Flying Five Glory For Raven’s Pass’ Romantic Proposal

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Eddie Lynam has done more than most to revive the Irish sprinting scene from the doldrums in the past and he was in the limelight again at the end of Sunday's G1 Derrinstown Stud Flying Five S. at The Curragh with the filly Romantic Proposal (Ire) (Raven's Pass). Sent off at 16-1 with just a win in the Listed Dubai Duty Free Dash S. over six furlongs here June 26 to recommend her in a deep renewal, Clipper Logistics' 5-year-old was held up early by Chris Hayes towards the stand's rail before being switched to track the accomplished Dragon Symbol (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}) and Glass Slippers (GB) (Dream Ahead) three lanes off the fence. Always travelling with menace, she split those English raiders in the last 75 yards and asserted to beat her compatriot A Case of You (Ire) (Hot Streak {Ire}) by half a length, with a neck back to last year's winner Glass Slippers in third.

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