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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Acres appreciates stamina test

Fri 11th Apr 2014, 18:28

Seven Acres (grey horse) leads as they are about to bypass the lastSeven Acres (grey horse) leads as they are about to bypass the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Seven Acres sporting the Joncol colours of Kay Browne and trained like the former Hennessy Gold Cup winner by Paul Nolan, justified good support in the Oysters Point Handicap Hurdle.

Offers of 20/1 were snapped up in the morning and the five-year-old, who really appreciated this step up to three miles, was backed on track from 12/1 into 9/1 at the off.

The grey son of Flemensfirth was driven to the front after two out by Robbie Power and, with the final flight bypassed due to the stricken The Bomber Ryan #8217;s earlier fall, kept on gamely on the long run-in.

He’d nearly two lengths to spare over Drive On Locky at the line, with Alghanem and Tico completing the placings.

Nolan said, “It didn’t look a great race on paper and he wants every yard of three miles. We’ll keep him going for the summer now. We went to the sales and Colm (husband of owner Kay Browne) said he wanted to buy a grey horse.”

Additional reporting by Donal Murphy

1st
9/1
Tote €11.40 €3.10
2nd
1.75L
8/1
€1.02
3rd
2.75L
20/1
€5.70
4th
1L
20/1
€4.80
bf
4L
3/1Fav
About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.