Clare Glen provided trainer Sarah Dawson with the biggest win of her career as she landed the Guinness Handicap, the feature event of the fifth day of the Galway Festival.
The five-year-old was sent off a 14-1 shot in the hands of Seamie Heffernan (photo) and the rider had to work hard to secure the spoils in a thrilling finish to the 12-furlong heat.
Clare Glen swooped down the outside to challenge Jumbo Rio a furlong out and the pair were virtually stride for stride before Heffernan just managed to conjure the necessary extra to gain the verdict by a head, with Celendine third and gallant top-weight Flowers Of Spring fourth.
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