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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Jurby strongest at the finish in Ballybrit

Tue 8th Oct 2019, 15:18

Jurby, right, moves into contentionJurby, right, moves into contention
© Photo Healy Racing

Jurby wore down front-running Le Hachette to take the Ballybrit Handicap Hurdle by a length and a half in testing conditions.

Le Hachette was a healthy five lengths clear jumping two out as Jurby made progress into second touching down.

Jurby was ridden by Conor McNamara to go in pursuit of the leader and had cut right into the deficit jumping the last.

Le Hachette got tired on the run-in and wandered towards the stands' side in the final furlong.

Jurby switched to her inside and grabbed the lead in the final 100 yards. He kept on to score by a length and a quarter at 10/1.

Le Hachette was nicely backed from 4/1 to 3/1. Sizing Malbay (11/2) was a whopping 34 lengths back in third.

Trainer Gavin Cromwell said: "Hopefully that will do his confidence good as he had leg trouble in the past and I'd say he hasn't forgotten it.

"Racing on nice, soft ground will do him the world of good and he will stay a lot further.

"He had been going really well the last two or three weeks at home and I saw the soft ground but I thought he wanted further - he does want further but got away with it."

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

1st
10/1
Tote €12.30 €3.10
2nd
1.25L
3/1
€1.50
3rd
34L
11/2
€1.10
4th
0.75L
4/1
bf
hd
5/2Fav
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.