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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Change of going suits Dushrembrandt

Sun 21st Oct 2012, 15:13

Dushrembrandt and Phillip Enright in action at CorkDushrembrandt and Phillip Enright in action at Cork
© Photo Healy Racing

Point-to-point winner Dushrembrandt made light of being pitched in among useful opposition on his hurdling debut when taking the three mile novice hurdle at Cork.

The six-year-old gelding, trained by Robert Tyner and ridden by Phillip Enright, joined long-time leader Dreaming On two out and looked booked for success.

However, treble-seeking Love Rory set off in pursuit coming to the last and was closing at the line but failed by a neck to reel the winner in.

Dushrembrandt was returned at 16/1 as punters piled into Hard To Swallow (6/4 to 11/10f) and Kostar (13/2 to 5/1). Hard To Swallow was fourth while Kostar fell at the last when third.

Love Rory (10/1) and Adrian Heskin were nine and a half lengths in front of Dreaming On and Mikey Butler (8/1) who finished third.

Robert Tyner said: “He’s a half brother to Sir Rembrandt [second to Best Mate in Cheltenham Gold Cup 2004]. We bought him as a raw three-year-old and he has done well in point-to-points.

“The change in ground today brought out the best in him. He loves these good ground conditions [hurdle track now yielding, good in places].

“We might come back here in a few weeks time. There’s a three mile novice hurdle in December and we’ll see what else is coming up.”

The winner paid 33.10 euro on the Tote.

(Additional reporting by Alan Magee)

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.