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Landers doubles up on in-form Fest Deiz

Fest Deiz beats Isotope againFest Deiz beats Isotope again
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Fest Deiz beat Isotope into second at Tipperary last month and repeated the feat in Roscommon to give jockey Cathal Landers a double on the card.

The pair contested the Athleague Handicap Hurdle over an extended two miles three furlongs and Isotope had a swing in the weights after being pipped by a head in Tipperary.

They were bang there at the head of affairs turning for home with Isotope first to come off the bridle in second.

Fest Deiz (5/1) upped the ante after the penultimate hurdle and kept up the gallop on the run-in to go on by two lengths for trainer Kieran Purcell.

Isotope (11/2) held on to second by half a length from Merry Poppins (7/1). There was a six and a half length gap back to Chasing Abbey (4/1f) in fourth.

Landers said: "I was told to jump out fourth or fifth and they were going no pace and I wasn't going to fight with him.

"When I hit the front, he spat it out and I dictated away. I had Hugh Morgan (on Isotope) upsides me for company and I was happy enough as I knew the form was there.

"He found plenty and I was very happy with him."

The jockey also won on Gone Racing for Mark McNiff.

1st
5/1
Tote €6.20 €1.80
2nd
2L
11/2
€2.20
3rd
0.5L
7/1
€2.10
4th
6.5L
4/1Fav
€1.10
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.