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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Quirke fires in treble through Seskin Flyer

Fri 21st Jul 2023, 20:53

Seskin Flyer leads them homeSeskin Flyer leads them home
© Photo Healy Racing

Patrick Carey's Seskin Flyer was the final leg of a 207/1 treble for Cian Quirke in Kilbeggan this evening.

The evergreen 12-year-old attracted plenty of support down to 6/1 and showed his rivals a clean pair of heels off the front in the Summer Saturday Festival Handicap Steeplechase.

Quirke drove him home by three and a-half lengths from Fr Gilligansvoyge (16/1). Tick Along (11/2jf) completed the placings in third, beaten eight and a-half lengths by the victor.

“He's a grand, honest, old horse and he's been a great servant,” said winning owner Liam Phelan, who was leading up the winner.

Quirke's other winners came on Kellie's Dream (5/2f) and Pakens Rock (15/2). This was the first treble of his career.

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

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.