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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Dasmyhoss completes a good week for McNamara

Sun 2nd Jun 2019, 17:59

Dasmyhoss and Davy Russell lead over the lastDasmyhoss and Davy Russell lead over the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Andy McNamara is looking forward to a good summer with his Athboy yard, and was again in the winners’ enclosure after Dasmyhoss landed the Midlands National & Ladies Day Friday 19th July Handicap Hurdle at Kilbeggan.

The well-backed 4/1 joint favourite (from 11/2 on track) was produced to challenge approaching the last by Davy Russell, and asserted on the run-in to score by three and a quarter lengths. Wooster could find no extra on the run-in in second, while Pivotal Flame kept on to finish a further length and a half away in third.

McNamara said, “He’s a lovely horse and Robbie bought him for the owners and won a bumper with him in Tramore. He was just behind Le Richebourg on his first run in a bumper but they have gone slightly separate ways since!

“He’s a lovely horse and hopefully there will be another one of those in him. He’ll jump a fence and also finished second at the Curragh last year so there are plenty of options for him.

“He likes a bit of nice ground so we’ll keep kicking on with him.”

McNamara, who also landed a handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe on Monday with Zoffalee, added, “We didn’t have many to run over the winter but we have a few like him to run over the summer.”

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.