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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

In-foal Knockcroghery wins again

Fri 5th Jul 2013, 19:52

Knockcroghery comes up the hill well at BellewstownKnockcroghery comes up the hill well at Bellewstown
© Photo Healy Racing

Being in-foal to Fame And Glory has coincided with an upturn in Knockcroghery #8217;s fortunes, as she justified favouritism at Bellewstown.

She won over a mile and six at Tipperary last week and over the same distance this evening Luke Dempsey guided her home by a length and a quarter from Donatis Comet

Dempsey reeled in Donatis Comet and Conor Hoban and hit the front inside the final 100 yards to the cheers of backers of the 11/8 favourite.

John Nicholson trains the six-year-old mare and he said: “We’ll have to go to Galway and I may put out her ride in the amateur handicap to tender! I’ll hardly be short of offers.

“She’s in a hurdle race at Limerick on Sunday. We’ll see how she is in the morning, but it may be asking a bit much.

“She’s in foal to Fame And Glory. She’s only barely a month in foal so there’s plenty of time to race yet.

“Luke is a grand lad and gave her a good ride.”

Luke Dempsey is attached to Johnny Murtagh’s stable and was riding his third winner of the season.

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

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.