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Hutchinson & Foley in form

Sat 23rd Aug 2008, 16:06

The Alfie O'Reilly Handicap was won by Caroline Hutchinson's Mary From Murroe with Shane 'Dusty' Foley doing the steering in the colours of Paudie Ryan.

Foley raced his mount towards rear and made progress under a hard drive 2f out and stayed on well under pressure to lead on line to head Danny Grant aboard James Leavy's Akimbo

The trainer said afterwards, that was her last run as she is in foal to Artan.

Alfie O'Reilly H'cap (Rated 50-70) €11,000.00 1m 2f

1st

Mary From Murroe (IRE) (10)

16/1

Tote €16.10 €3.70

2nd

nk

Akimbo (USA) (2)

16/1

€4.50

3rd

1.25L

All Diamonds (IRE) (23)

9/1

€2.20

4th

1L

Silver Tide (USA) (4)

11/1

€3.10

bf

2L

Rockfleet Castle (GB) (18)

8/1Fav

Ireland Jockeys Trainers Caroline Hutchinson Danny Grant Shane Foley James Leavy

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