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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Humps And Bumps a notable first for Cullinan

Fri 20th Sep 2019, 18:41

Cian Cullinan with his dad Cormac after riding his first racecourse winner on Humps And BumpsCian Cullinan with his dad Cormac after riding his first racecourse winner on Humps And Bumps
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Humps And Bumps gave Cian Cullinan his first racecourse success in the two mile six handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe.

The six-year-old mare made good headway to close at the seventh flight and moved into the lead at the third last.

She moved clear after the penultimate hurdle and stuck to her task well to win by three lengths at 9/1 for trainer Peter Croke. Dicey could make no impression in second at 20/1. She was a neck in front of She'stherightone at 11/2.

Cian Cullinan is 22 and a Wexford native with three victories in point-to-points to his name. He is a RACE graduate and said: "I won a point-to-point on that mare too so she's been good to me.

"She hung a bit with me but really it went like clockwork."

Additional reporting by Eamonn Murphy

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.