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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Ballyneety another winner for O'Brien

Sat 24th Nov 2018, 13:23

Ballyneety takes over in GowranBallyneety takes over in Gowran
© Photo Healy Racing

Ballyneety took full advantage of a mistake at the last by Calicojack to land the two mile maiden hurdle at Gowran Park.

Mark Walsh 's mount came home best to wear down Calicojack on the run-in and score by half a length at 2/1.

Calicojack had to settle for second at 10/1 with Myth Buster the same distance away in third at 25/1 (from as big as 80/1 in the morning).

Trainer Joseph O’Brien said: “It’s his first run over hurdles and only his second ever run so I’d imagine he’ll learn a lot from today. Mark was very happy with him and said he’d come on from the run.

“You’d like to find a winners of one for him but they are few and far between so he might have to go into a Graded race. We’ll see how he comes out of it and make a plan.”

O'Brien has had 18 winners in Ireland, between the flat and jumps, over the last three weeks.

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

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.