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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Perry grabs first winner on Lucky Tenner

Mon 28th Dec 2020, 16:40

Lucky Tenner, far side, edges ahead of Where It All BeganLucky Tenner, far side, edges ahead of Where It All Began
© Photo Healy Racing

Lucky Tenner (4/1) gave jockey Seamus Perry his first track winner when getting the better of a battle with Where It All Began in the bumper at Limerick.

The two horses were locked together, travelling well, over a quarter of a mile from home.

As they hit the furlong pole Lucky Tenner held a narrow advantage. 10/11 favourite Where It All Began tried to fight back but Lucky Tenner found for pressure to see him off by three parts of a length.

There was a 20-length gap back to third-placed Ballywilliam Boy (25/1).

Perry (21), from Edenderry, said: "That's my first winner and I'm with Peter (Fahey) for the past year and a half and was with Gordon Elliott before that.

"I missed a winner recently when I forgot to sign in (for covid protocols) but it is great to get this winner.

"I took a lead the whole way and took it up turning in and he battled the whole way to the line. He is a nice horse and has plenty size to him."

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.