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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Perry Owens lays down the law in Galway

Sat 24th Oct 2020, 14:17

Perry Owens, right, approaches the linePerry Owens, right, approaches the line
© Photo Healy Racing

Perry Owens came home strongest, in the first-time blinkers, to collar Sideshift in the 3YO maiden hurdle on Galway's card.

Sideshift had gone for home but Perry Owens ran on well up the hill and got to grips with him in the closing stages to win by a length and a half for Noel Meade.

The winner went off 9/4 favourite having been backed in from 3/1. Runner-up Sideshift drifted out to 6/1 and was three and three quarter lengths ahead of third-placed Bigz Belief (4/1).

Jockey Sean Flanagan said: "We didn't go a mad gallop and he has probably jumped better today when he had a bit of light and has really handled the ground. He jumped well, the heavy ground was key to him and he could go further in time.

"He had blinkers on today but is genuine and is just one of those lads who doesn't concentrate much."

Perry Owens had one previous crack at hurdling when a close third at Ballinrobe in August.

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

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.