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Michael Graham
Batcio cruises home in the bumper
Batcio in charge at Kilbeggan
© Photo Healy Racing
Batcio brought up plenty of bets with a facile victory in the bumper at Kilbeggan.
From 7/2 in the morning, he was backed down to 13/8 favourite on the off.
The grey tanked away from main market rival Presenting Leah (15/8) in the final furlong to cruise in by 13 lengths with Aubrey McMahon in the saddle. Scotsman's Bay came in third at 7/1, a further eight and a half lengths down.
Trainer Ted Walsh said: "He is a nice horse. He'll probably go for a maiden hurdle now somewhere. He won a point-to-point and he is a good leaper.
"He is a fun horse for Aubrey and he'll get a lot of fun out of him."
Batcio races in the colours of the jockey's father, Luke McMahon.
Additional reporting by Donal Murphy
About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.
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