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- Eyecatcher lunges late for McGrath
Gary Carson
Eyecatcher lunges late for McGrath
Connections celebrate the win of Miss Eyecatcher
© Photo Healy Racing
Miss Eyecatcher pounced late to grab the spoils in the concluding mares bumper at Tipperary this evening.
Roger McGrath 's had won a point-to-point bumper at the course a fortnight ago but looked under pressure tonight turning for home as she was ridden along in mid-division.
She stayed on stoutly for Finny Maguire inside the final furlong, however, and grabbed Glendine River close home for a three-parts-of-a-length success at odds of 8/1.
"Finny gave her a good ride and she's an improving mare,” said McGrath.
"She'll have a summer's grass now and will come back in when there is an ease in the autumn."
(Quotes by Thomas Weekes)
About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.
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