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- Killourney makes it a 159/1 Tipp treble for McCreery
Alan Magee
Killourney makes it a 159/1 Tipp treble for McCreery
Killourney makes virtually all under Billy Lee
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Willie McCreery saddled his second treble this month as Killourney made virtually all in the Follow BetVictor Racing On Twitter Handicap at Tipperary.
The Curragh trainer, who also saddled a treble at Gowran Park on June 3, has his team in flying form and this brought his tally for the season to 17.
Billy Lee, who was partnering a quick double having won the previous maiden on Memyselfandmoi kept the well-backed 3/1 chance up to his form and was going away at the finish.
The winning margin was two and a half lengths over Balefire with Peruvian Lily another four lengths adrift in third. Sweetest Taboo and the aforementioned Memyselfandmoi were the other legs of this 159/1 treble for the former Kildare county footballer.
McCreery said, "He is a big honest horse who did it well in Gowran and did it well today.
"Bill said the track was a tiny bit tight for him and he'll come on from that.
"Pat Grogan from Killourney owns and bred him (as part of the Rachra Partnership) and they have a better looking half-brother by Kodiac to sell this year!"
(TW & AM)