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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

O'Brien and Heffernan at double with Remmy D

Fri 8th Jun 2018, 20:43

Remmy D approaches the winning postRemmy D approaches the winning post
© Photo Healy Racing

Remmy D brought up a Curragh double for Joseph O'Brien and Seamie Heffernan in the mile and a half handicap.

He soon led and went for home in the final two furlongs. The Lawman gelding increased his advantage to three lengths coming to the final furlong and closed out the race well at 7/2. City Ballerina (7/2) cut into the lead in the latter stages to get to within a length and a quarter without ever looking like reeling in the winner.

O'Brien also saddled the 9/4 favourite, Dream Point who finished third. She was beaten four and a half lengths by her stablemate.

Joseph O'Brien said: "He's progressing with racing and Seamie gave him a lovely ride. He got it nice and easy up in front and he got up to the line well.

"We put blinkers on him one day and they didn't seem to help but the cheekpieces suit him well."

Heffernan took the preceding race, the Group Three Ballyogan Stakes, on board Actress while O'Brien was successful in race two with Dom Carlos

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
11/2
Tote €4.50 €2.90
2nd
1.25L
7/1
€2.20
3rd
nose
13/8Fav
4th
1.25L
14/1
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.