Michael Graham

Moonlight Boy shows his potential

Mon 1st Apr 2013, 16:33

Moonlight Boy pulls away at Cork
© Photo Healy Racing

Moonlight Boy got a lovely run down the inside to romp away with the Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Series Final at Cork.

With half a mile to go in this two and a half mile race there was fully 10 horses in contention, but once Colman Sweeney asked for his effort on Moonlight Boy (4/1jf) he powered away. Double Irish (9/2) and Our Man Zebo (4/1jf) were left trailing in second and third respectively. The winning distance was four and a half lengths.

Aidan Kennedy trains the six-year-old and he said: “He’s fairly decent. After his run at Dromahane we had to do a bit more to sell him. He’ll go to Brightwells sales now.

“I thought he might struggle on the ground, but he’s a pacey horse.”

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

4.00

Pegus Horse Feed P-To-P Final Flat Race €9,000.00 2m 4f

1st

Moonlight Boy (IRE)

4/1JFav

Tote €4.50 €1.40

2nd

4.5L

Double Irish (IRE)

9/2

€1.90

3rd

Our Man Zebo (IRE)

4/1JFav

€1.90

4th

1.5L

Wayupinthesky (IRE)

12/1

Full Result

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.

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