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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Another Million makes successful switch to fences

Mon 17th Apr 2023, 18:58

Another Million (2nd left) and Ricky Doyle Another Million (2nd left) and Ricky Doyle
© Photo Healy Racing

Another Million got his chasing career off to a successful start when making most to land the Tramore Promenade Beginners Chase.

The 10/1 (from 14/1) chance put in a generally fine round of jumping in this extended 2m5f event although he was far from fluent at the final two fences.

The six-year-old, who was placed in a Limerick maiden hurdle earlier this year, kept on well on the run-in for Ricky Doyle to score by a length and a quarter. Read To Return was the gamble of the race, 22/1 this morning and backed at all rates down to 5/2 favourite, but the Tony Martin-trained gelding could only keep on into second in the closing stages. The Abbey was a further length and a quarter away in third.

Winning trainer Denis Leahy said, “To be fair this was the plan. Vicky (Markowiak), who owns and bred him, said he is a big chaser and that there was a race for horses rated less than 102. She said if we win it we won't be mullered in the handicap, so we took a punt and it was good.

"You should never give a jockey instructions because I said to Ricky, 'whatever you do, don't hit the front until after the last on this fella!'

"He came to win his point-to-point but just unseated, being lairy. He is a grand big horse and has a nice future hopefully. He'll probably get a summer break now because this ground would be plenty quick enough for him.

"Vicky is English and from Kent. She has quite a lot of horses with me. We send most of them to Rae Guest but she let me keep this fella."

Quotes by Donal Murphy

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.