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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Leibniz a revelation in Down Royal

Fri 20th Jun 2014, 20:40

Leibniz and Brian Hayes approach the winning postLeibniz and Brian Hayes approach the winning post
© Photo Healy Racing

Leibniz relished the good to firm ground on offer in Down Royal as he scooted home by two and a half lengths at 12/1 in the two and a half mile handicap hurdle.

Shark Hanlon 's charge travelled nicely into contention to dispute the lead at the eighth hurdle and despite a slight mistake at the third last he went clear from the second last and stayed on well. Quarton at 8/1 came home second and it was a further two and a half lengths back to Lucky Pigeon also at 8/1. There was 16/1 available on her in the morning.

Winning jockey Brian Hayes said: “That’s 40 winners for me now so my claim is down to 3lbs. He didn’t handle the ground the last day, but came home well. He bolted up here and liked that nicer ground. Shark was confident, more so than I was.”

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.