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Dullea and Orr Just Get Cracking with 271/1 double
James Dullea and Conor Orr celebrate
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Just GetCracking gave trainer James Dullea and jockey Conor Orr a 271/1 double when landing Limerick's two mile handicap hurdle.
The eight-year-old gelding got the better of a battle with Antimatter on the run-in to prevail by three parts of a length at 7/1.
Antimatter battled gamely on the inner but went down at 8/1. He was three and a half lengths ahead of Drakaina (6/1).
"He is one of our stable stars and I was expecting him to run well and thought his price was a bit big, not that that makes a difference," James Dullea said.
"I'm delighted for the lads as Catriona's (O'Donovan, joint-owner) husband Jerry has been under the weather recently and it is great her won.
"He's not the easiest horse to train and gets plenty of niggly problems but today was worth the wait.
"When I heard it was on the inside track today I thought that wouldn't be a bad thing (his four previous wins were at Tramore) and yet any jockey who gets off him says he wants a big galloping track. He has run some serious races at Naas and Leopardstown and hopefully there is a big pot in him down the line.
"A big well done to all the lads in the yard as a double doesn't come around too often and it's fantastic and will only sink in tomorrow when all the lads are in the yard."
Dullea and Orr also took the opener with 33/1 chance Rocky's Silver
Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes