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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Smash Williams swoops for Bolger

Sat 27th Oct 2018, 15:35

Smash Williams, left, gets up in LeopardstownSmash Williams, left, gets up in Leopardstown
© Photo Healy Racing

The market principals dominated the seven furlong Listed Knockaire Stakes at Leopardstown as Smash Williams prevailed from Imaging

Imaging (11/4) grabbed a narrow lead approaching the final furlong but was soon tackled on the outside by Smash Williams (5/2f).

Both horses came under the whip well inside the final furlong and it was Smash Williams who got on top close home to score by a neck under Kevin Manning.

The pair were a length and three parts clear of third-placed True To Herself at 16/1.

Trainer Jim Bolger said: “He's consistent anyway and he's probably been a little unlucky here and there.

“Things didn't work out for him as a three-year-old but he's back on track now.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
5/2Fav
Tote €3.20 €1.20
2nd
nk
11/4
€1.02
3rd
1.75L
16/1
€2.80
4th
0.5L
10/3
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.