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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Christmas comes early at Roscommon

Mon 9th Jul 2018, 18:14

Christmas wins easily under Donnacha O'BrienChristmas wins easily under Donnacha O'Brien
© Photo Healy Racing

Christmas looked a gift for punters in the opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Roscommon and so it proved as the son of Galileo justified prohibitive odds.

The well-backed 4/11 favourite, trained by Aidan O’Brien and ridden by his son Donnacha, made all in this seven-furlong event and was just pushed out inside the final furlong to record a comfortable victory.

The winning margin was three and a half lengths over Mofakker with Always Ruuning a further two and three quarter lengths adrift in third.

Donnacha O’Brien said, “He had a good run the last day and is learning the whole time. I think he’s a good horse.

“He had the experience and around Gowran helped him at a track like this with some sharp right-handed bends. I like his attitude, so hopefully he’s a horse that will keep improving. He stays well.”

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.