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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Collective Power a second Lynam winner on the card

Sun 11th Jun 2023, 17:40

Collective Power, far side, passes StanhopeCollective Power, far side, passes Stanhope
© Photo Healy Racing

After his daughter Sarah landed race two at Navan, Eddie Lynam took the next race - the GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap - through Collective Power

Some 19 runners went to post for this sprint over the minimum trip and it was top-weight Collective Power who surged home on the outer for Ben Coen.

The duo grabbed Stanhope in the final 100 yards and kept on best to prevail by three-quarters of a length at 6/1.

Stanhope had to settle for second at 17/2. He was a length and-a half in front of Sosallycanwait (14/1) with Silver Nemo (28/1) a neck away in fourth.

Lynam said: "It was (a fair effort under 10st2lb), but he had dropped him a few pound and he was in a lower grade.

"They went very fast, but he did it well in the end. He climbed the hill well.

"He's not a good horse, but he's not a bad horse! He runs his race time and time again.

"I remember three or four runs back and he was second in Dundalk. I went in for a cup of tea and this punter came in and said 'that horse of yours is only a dog'. He was second to Tawaazon and trying to give it weight!

"What you see is what you get, always there or thereabouts.

"Sarah had a nice winner of the previous race (Screen Siren)."

1st
6/1Fav
Tote €8.90 €2.20
2nd
0.75L
17/2
€2.60
3rd
1.5L
14/1
€4.20
4th
nk
28/1
€9.00
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.