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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Melly And Me delivers for Meade and Moore

Fri 28th Dec 2018, 12:30

Melly And Me motors home on the outsideMelly And Me motors home on the outside
© Photo Healy Racing

Melly And Me was played late by Jonathan Moore to land the two mile six auction maiden hurdle in Limerick.

With plenty of placed form to his name he was sent off the 5/4 favourite. Life Isfor Living landed a length in front over the second last and still held the initiative over the last as Wild Rumour and Melly And Me tried to challenge.

Melly And Me landed full of running, however, and stormed home in the closing stages to win by a length and a quarter for Noel Meade.

Jonathan Moore said: "It was a brave move by Noel to run him two days after Down Royal but I suppose it was an opportunity to get him off the mark and thankfully he did.

"He stays well and is a funny character and picked up well today.

"He is a character, that's one thing for sure, but the lads in the yard have settled him great and he is a nice horse."

Additional reporting by Thomas 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.