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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Maxxum up and running over fences

Thu 4th May 2023, 19:33

Maxxum rewards favourite backers in race fourMaxxum rewards favourite backers in race four
© Photo Healy Racing

Maxxum got the job done on chasing debut at Tipperary despite an indifferent round of jumping.

To his credit, he was better over the final two obstacles and his main challenger, Hubrisko blundered at the last which enabled Gordon Elliott's Maxxum to stretch away on the run-in.

Maxxum, the even-money favourite, took this beginners' chase by a reduced margin of three lengths at the line from a keeping-on Walk Away (4/1) as Hubrisko could give no more and dropped out of the places.

Jockey Keith Donoghue said: “He did it well. Obviously, he was the highest-rated in the race and was entitled to do that. He was a little bit sticky as we were probably going a little bit slow but, as he warmed up into it, he jumped better. 

"He was probably just doing enough, just having a good look up the straight.”

Maxxum won three times over hurdles last year including in a valuable Pertemps qualifier at Leopardstown over Christmas.

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

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.