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Reigning champion Melbourne rider Jamie Kah turned around a frustrating run for trainer Danny O’Brien when she produced a smart ride aboard American Angel to win against fillies and mares at The Valley on Saturday.
Going into the meeting, Kah had ridden in 11 races for O’Brien in 2022 and had been in the quinella nine times. Unfortunately, only two of those had been winners.
Kah took bad luck out of the equation aboard the second race favourite when, after sitting back in the $130,000 Ladbrokes Handicap (1600m), she took off before the turn and went around the entire field before running away for a two-length win.
Kah was clearly impressed with the sprint of the four-year-old Americain mare, who herself had been plagued with a number of second placings in her short career.
O’Brien said he could see a rosy future for the mare that has finished in the first two placings 10 times from 12 starts.