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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Domination much too powerful in Cork

Sun 25th Aug 2013, 16:31

Domination and Davy Russell in the clear at CorkDomination and Davy Russell in the clear at Cork
© Photo Healy Racing

Domination landed the two and a quarter mile J.P. McManus Hurdle in facile fashion for trainer Charles Byrnes at Cork.

The 2/9 ‘jolly’ raced moved closer into third place after the fourth last flight. From there it was merely a case of how far he would win. Davy Russell guided him to the head of proceeding before the last and a lovely jump there saw him hose up by three lengths. Supreme Doc grabbed good place money in second at 14/1. It was eight lengths back to Gimli’s Rock in third who battled past the tiring front-runner Silk Hall from the last hurdle.

“I’m delighted he didn’t get a hard race. He might have a wee break now with the English Cesarewitch on October 12 as his target,” Charles Byrnes said.

“He’s very ground dependant though. He wants good ground. Davy said it wasn’t good enough for him down the back straight.

“He hates soft ground and won’t run during the winter. We’ll have a look at a conditions hurdle for him in Galway in September because we could be waiting for the Cesarewitch and the ground could go against us.

“He would jump a fence if you wanted him to, but there’s more money over hurdles for the time being.”

This was Domination’s seventh career victory. He won a Cesarewitch trial in Newmarket last September.

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

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.