Little Green to perform big in the “Tote Trifecta Rollover” Handicap (Division I)
With just sufficient experience at handicapping for dominating the “Tote Trifecta Rollover” Handicap (Division I) is the five-year-old bay mare, Little Green. Gathered for the €3,850 prize money race are seventeen four-year and above contestants. The challenge will be held over a mile and four furlongs at the Cork race course on Sunday, 5th August.
Governor Brown’s daughter has faced severe extremes through the five outings of the new season as she got the honour of being the runner-up, ranked twentieth and fell too.
The E. McNamara conditioned kick started the new season with the McCarthy Insurance Group 60th Hurdle on 2nd January, 2012 at the Cork race course over two miles. With nine hurdles obscuring the way, the winner of the race was the favourite entry, Final Approach.
He defeated Little Green by the margin of 2 ¾ lengths. The bay mare chased leaders from the fourth location on the field, notched up to the third position with four furlongs down. With the final two furlongs to go she made all the effort possible for pressurising the winner.
Filling up the third position behind the winner was, Arabella Boy.
The Irish bay mare then ended twentieth in the field of thirty in the Grade B Bolyesports.com Hurdle (Extended Handicap) on 28th January, 2012 at Leopardstown over two miles.
The race was won by, Citizenship.
The five-year-old then took part in the Festival Any Day Flexi-Ticket Hurdle on 22nd February, 2012 at Punchestown over two miles and four furlongs. The race was won by, The Bishop Looney while taking up the runner-up’s honours was, Maggie Connolly.
Little Green ended third while riding with jockey, Emmet McNamara.
The Bannermen Syndicate owned fell and missed the chance to impact the Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter Mares Hurdle on 1st April, 2012 at Limerick over two miles and three furlongs.
The title was won by, Johny’s Lantern.
Her most recent attempt was against Inis Meain in the Michael Kenny Memorial Apprentice Handicap on 16th July, 2012 at Killarney over a mile and three furlongs.
Little Green settled as the favourite runner-up of the race.
She will get coupled up with the same jockey, Emmet McNamara and will break from the thirteenth gate.
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