WHAT was victory in the Listed Watch Racing TV Irish EBF Lenebane Stakes at Roscommon worth to the team at Moyglare Stud? On the face of it, €25,500. The monetary worth of the race, while welcome, was insignificant compared to the increase for the winner, La Isla Mujeres. This four-year-old daughter of Lope De Vega (Shamardal) was purchased as a dual winner last December for 330,000gns through Jason Kelly and trainer Paddy Twomey.

She had a desirable pedigree, was already successful, and she seemed to be improving with age. Her trainer then, Ralph Beckett, had even targeted a Group 3 fillies’ race in Germany for her to gain valuable blacktype, but she didn’t take up the challenge. Her new owners instead set this as an aim, and now that dream has been achieved. While Moyglare will not be cashing in on this success, the knowledge that she would make more were she to be sold now is still a nice feeling.