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Michael Graham
Lynam doubles up with the good Doc
Doc Holliday, far side, keeps up jockey Robbie Downey's good form on the all-weather
© Photo Healy Racing
Doc Holliday gave trainer Eddie Lynam a double at Dundalk as Robbie Downey steered the 2/1 favourite home in the seven furlong rated race.
16/1 shot Fleet Captain unleashed a sweeping move down the outside to hit the front under Shane Foley and looked in control coming to the last furlong, however, Downey on the inside on Doc Holliday got hold of his mount and galvanised him to get up and win by three quarters of a length.
Eddie Lynam said: “He’s (Robbie Downey) a great kid. He has a great attitude, rides well and has plenty of confidence.
“We are on a good run, that’s 41 winners for the year. Normally I look forward to the new year, but I won’t this year as we’ll be going back to zero.
“This horse is in again on Wednesday.”
There was quite a plunge on Doc Holliday who was 4/1 in morning trading before opening at 11/4 on course and being backed down to 2/1. Lynam had won the first race on the card with Mr Good Guy
Downey also won on Doc Holliday when he last raced here at the start of October in a mile handicap. This winner kept seven-pound claimer Downey at the top in the flat jockeys’ all-weather title race with five successes from nine rides. Ningaloo Reef with Conor Hoban deputising for the injured Gary Phillips, completed the placings in third at 5/1.
Additional reporting by Alan Magee