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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Notice To Close rewards those that spotted the big odds

Sun 22nd Nov 2020, 16:21

Notice To Close jumps the final fence in unison with Enjoy D'allen, far sideNotice To Close jumps the final fence in unison with Enjoy D'allen, far side
© Photo Healy Racing

Those that took the 50/1 that was available in a couple of places overnight were handsomely rewarded when Notice To Close won the nightcap in Cork.

Brian Hayes was strong on the six-year-old grey gelding who got the better of a protracted battle with Enjoy D'allen by a neck.

The winner's SP was 11/2 while the runner-up was returned at 4/1. Stormy Judge was a morning-price gamble and the 16/5 favourite finished six and a half lengths away in third.

Trainer Seamus Neville said: "Jumping and staying is his game and certainly the further the better for him and he is a three-miler.

"He won three point-to-points and we'll be looking for three mile races for him and that ground doesn't bother him.

"Hopefully we'll find a nice staying handicap for him at some stage."

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.