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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

One ride one winner for Geraghty

Sun 2nd Jun 2013, 17:59

Coolnagorna Giggs and Barry Geraghty at KilbegganCoolnagorna Giggs and Barry Geraghty at Kilbeggan
© Photo Healy Racing

Barry Geraghty’s sole ride at Kilbeggan (due to nonrunners) was a winning one aboard top-weight Coolnagorna Giggs but he earned his riding fee on the seven-year-old gelding.

After hitting the front upon jumping the second last, Geraghty was seen working hard to keep the 3/1 favourite at the head of proceeding in the three mile one handicap chase.

Present Potential (20/1) and Too Late To Sell (8/1) threw down their challenges after the last, but Geraghty was able to hold on for a half length success from the former. The latter was another half a length down in third having been backed in from 14/1 in the ring.

Tom Hogan trains the seven-year-old and he said: “I had my first winner in the owner Patrick McLoughney’s colours. He is a long-standing owner of mine and I’m delighted to train a winner for him.

“Barry gave him a great ride. I might try him over hurdles as he has a lower handicap mark over hurdles.”

Additional reporting by Donal Murphy

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.