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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Park Row wins a three-way finish

Tue 12th Jul 2016, 18:00

Park Row, centre, pips Zorba The Greek, right, and Catchy Lass, leftPark Row, centre, pips Zorba The Greek, right, and Catchy Lass, left
© Photo Healy Racing

Park Row (12/1) came out on the right side of a thrilling finish to Dundalk's concluding race - the extended mile and a quarter handicap.

He chased the leader Manomine into the straight in fourth before powering to the front a furlong and a half down. Zorba The Greek raced in rear under Declan McDonogh but was still tanking along looking for a gap approaching the final furlong.

When the gap presented itself inside the furlong marker, Zorba The Greek thundered home on the inner of Park Row while Catchy Lass threw down her challenge on the outer.

It was a three-way go in the closing stages with Park Row and Gary Halpin winning by a short head and a neck from Zorba The Greek (10/1) and 8/1 chance Catchy Lass.

Trainer John Feane said: "He's been a bit disappointing so it's grand to get a win out of him.

“He'll probably go to Galway for a mile-and-a-half and we'll see how we get on there.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

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.