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- Jiving Jerry has all the right moves for Blackmore
Mark Nunan
Jiving Jerry has all the right moves for Blackmore
Jiving Jerry and Rachael Blackmore (red and white) en route to victory
© Photo Healy Racing
The Mayo Pink Ribbon Supports The National Breast Cancer Research Institute Handicap Hurdle saw Rachael Blackmore complete a double aboard Jiving Jerry (5/2 jt fav).
The Jeremy gelding travelled well tracking the leaders before being produced to lead after the last.
He kept on well on the run-in to account for Melly And Me (11/1) and My Manekineko (10/1) by two lengths and a length and a quarter. The other 5/2 joint favourite Bold Emperor was fourth.
The successful 5-year-old had gained a breakthrough win at Killarney in August before being placed on his last two starts.
He’s trained in Gowran by Jimmy Barcoe who said: “He’s learning still — he was the youngest horse in the race and he’s by the right sire (Jeremy, second winner on the card).
“He’s run on every type of ground and I think coming back to two miles suited as he’s always had plenty of gears.”
Additional reporting by Eamonn Murphy