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Counsel gets Winning bracket

Sun 29th Mar 2009, 17:33

The Ian Ferguson trained Winning Counsel under Ross O'Sullivan, ran out the five and a half lengths winner of the Toals Now In Every County In The North Frank Magee Memorial Hunters Chase at Downpatrick today.

The gelding benefited from the exit of challenging Battlefront at the fourth last fence, eventually responding well under pressure to defeat Ross An Ri

The win was O'Sullivan's 27th racecourse winner, to add to 29 point to point successes.

Toals Frank Magee Mem. M'dn Hunters Sch €7,500.00 2m 5f 110yds

1st

Winning Counsel (IRE)

4/1

2nd

5.5L

Ross An Ri (IRE)

7/1

3rd

20L

Just Jane (IRE)

9/1

4th

15L

10/1

bf

15/8Fav

Ireland Jockeys Trainers I Ferguson Ross O'Sullivan

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