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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Ducky Mallon powers home at the Curragh

Mon 7th Aug 2017, 17:51

The grey Ducky Mallon wins under Niall McCullaghThe grey Ducky Mallon wins under Niall McCullagh
© Photo Healy Racing

Ducky Mallon recorded his fourth career win and second at the Curragh when landing the Luke & Nellie Comer Memorial Handicap.

The six-year-old gelding is owned, trained and bred by Donal Kinsella at Dunleer, and pounced inside the final furlong to score at odds of 11/2.

Niall McCullagh ’s mount led about 100 yards out in this six-furlong event, and kept on really well to beat Enter The Red by a length. Meetyouatthemoon was a further three quarters of a length back in third.

Kinsella said, “The times are fast but he (Niall) tells me the sting has gone out of the ground. He’s by Jeremy and has been caught out a few times on fast ground.

“It’s always nice to get a winner on the Curragh, and we’ll try to get him a bit higher in the handicap and get into one of those good races on Irish Champions Weekend.”

1st
11/2
Tote €7.40 €2.10
2nd
1L
9/2Fav
€1.80
3rd
0.75L
25/1
€5.40
4th
0.5L
20/1
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.