Michael Graham

Gilgamboa delights Carberry in Down Royal

Tue 26th Dec 2017, 16:01

Nina Carberry
© Photo Healy Racing

Former Grade One-winner Gilgamboa justified favouritism in the hunters' chase at Down Royal.

Enda Bolger 's nine-year-old gelding mounted his challenge before the second last where he took a narrow lead.

The 5/4 chance kept on best from the last to beat Jim Dreaper's Venitien De Mai (9/2) into second.

There was a nine-length gap back to Dreaper's Sizing Coal in third at 4/1.

Jockey Nina Carberry, in the JP McManus silks, said: "He travelled very well the whole way and he jumped brilliantly. He's still probably holding a little bit for himself, hopefully.

"Hopefully he can go again, he seems to have a little spark back. He'll have to go up again in grade but he couldn't have done it any better."

1.10

Toals Bookmakers Hunters S'chase €10,000.00 2m 6f

1st

Gilgamboa (IRE)

5/4Fav

Tote €2.20 €1.02

2nd

0.75L

Venitien De Mai (FR)

9/2

€1.80

3rd

Sizing Coal (IRE)

4/1

€1.90

4th

9.5L

Adamstown (IRE)

16/1

Full Result

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.

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