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Commander Masters Tramore Again

Wed 31st Dec 2008, 14:00

Master'n Commander whose record at the course read fifth, a win and then a short-head defeat, left his rivals for dead from the second last to take the Pickardstown Handicap Hurdle by nine lengths to make it victory number two at Tramore.

Under regular rider, Conor O'Farrell (6 wins on the flat and now 3 over hurdles), John 'Shark' Hanlon's gelding looked unlikely to justify 5/2 favouritism down the back straight but the chestnut son of Zafonic powered clear up the hill out of the dip to defeat Flag Point (EM)