‘Dylan Browne McMonagle says it’s ‘A dream come true’ as he won his first ever Group 1 race in the National Stakes at the Curragh today.
The Letterkenny man won on 9/1 shot Al Riffa for Joseph O’Brien in the Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes.
The 19-year-old said: Hats off to (Joseph) for giving me the opportunity in these races, it doesn’t come around to often and when you get them you have to take the opportunities.”
🇮🇪🏆 The @JosephOBrien2-trained Al Riffa charges home to land the spoils in the (Group 1) National Stakes at the @curraghrace
👏 A first Group 1 success for Dylan Browne McMonagle!pic.twitter.com/ljiuigbrJc
— Sporting Life Racing (@SportingLife) September 11, 2022
Dylan placed Al Riffa near the rear of the seven furlong race but coming into the second last furlong he started to get going, taking the lead in the final furlong to win by a length and a quarter from fellow 9/1 shot Proud And Regal, with 8/13 favourite Aesop’s Fables back in fourth.
