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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Bua Boy gives Hogan dream start in Cork

Sun 21st Apr 2019, 14:17

Bua Boy, near side, gets up to beat BrawlerBua Boy, near side, gets up to beat Brawler
© Photo Healy Racing

Denis Hogan saddled three horses in the opener at Cork and enjoyed a one-two as Bua Boy wore down Brawler in the shadow of the post.

Brawler made good headway to dispute the lead at the penultimate flight and a good jump at the last looked to have him in command.

However, stablemate Bua Boy made relentless headway and got up to nail him by a head at 16/1.

The runner-up went off at 6/1 from 16/1 in the morning. There was a five-length gap back to third-placed Flash De Clerval at 4/1.

Winning jockey Mark Enright said: "That wasn't a surprise because Denis liked him.

"He thought the ground might be a little bit quick for him and said to ride him with confidence to get home and he was still plenty green but did it nicely.

"He'll probably be a nice horse next year and could be a good horse. It looked a very weak race on paper but you'd like the way he did it."

The first two home were making their jumping debuts.

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

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.