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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Fame And Acclaim keeps on an upward curve

Sun 19th Jul 2020, 17:47

Fame And Acclaim (nearside) battles it out with Frank ArthurFame And Acclaim (nearside) battles it out with Frank Arthur
© Photo Healy Racing

Fame And Acclaim followed up his win at Cork last Sunday by defying top-weight again over a mile in the Evoke.ie Premier Handicap at the Curragh.

The 7/2 favourite challenged the always prominent Frank Arthur a furlong out and kept on well for Declan McDonogh to hold that rival by half a length, with Mythologic finishing best of all the same distance further back in third.

Winning trainer Joseph O’Brien was represented by his assistant Brendan Powell who said, “He’d a lot of weight and is improving. Declan said he just does enough all the time and he knows him well now.

“He said it got a bit rough early on so he had to pull out of it. He’s a horse that you just want to arrive there late. When he gets there he pricks his ears.

“He’s a big horse and his last three runs he’s improved every time. He probably deserves to have a go at a Stakes race but we’ll leave that to Joseph.”

1st
7/2Fav
Tote €3.80 €1.70
2nd
0.5L
11/1
€3.30
3rd
0.5L
13/2
€1.50
4th
0.75L
12/1
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.