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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Easy for Un Beau Matin

Sun 23rd Mar 2014, 18:15

Un Beau Matin does it from the front in DownpatrickUn Beau Matin does it from the front in Downpatrick
© Photo Healy Racing

Un Beau Matin dominated the four runner Don’t You Just Love Downpatrick Hurdle in the hands of Paul Carberry and brought up a double for the jockey and trainer Gordon Elliott.

The six-year-old, who was supported down to 8/11 favouritism, made all over two and a quarter miles and came home a comfortable seven lengths ahead of Passage Vendome (9/2).

“This was a good opportunity for him. The trip was a bit short so we made use of him. His form was good, he was beaten nine or 10 lengths by Dunguib,” Gordon Elliott reported.

“We didn’t want him to jump a fence this year. He’ll go jumping fences next year.”

The field was reduced to four runners as Gimli’s Rock was a non runner due to the change in going while Call Box was withdrawn by order of the stewards due to a passport irregularity.

This was Un Beau Matin’s first win since November 2012 when he picked up a Punchestown hurdle over two and three quarter miles. He was third to Dunguib in a Grade 2 hurdle in Navan in February, beaten nine and a quarter lengths.

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.