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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Rock Etoile makes all for Slatterys

Tue 18th Apr 2023, 17:26

Rock Etoile, far side, wins from a staying-on London PalladiumRock Etoile, far side, wins from a staying-on London Palladium
© Photo Healy Racing

Rock Etoile (11/2) wasn't for catching in the Paulstown Handicap over a mile in Gowran Park.

Andrew Slattery's mount broke swiftly from stall 16 to lead and came under the whip inside the final quarter of a mile.

He climbed the hill well and increased his advantage in the final 150 yards. London Palladium (18/1) stayed on well to reduce the margin to half a length at the line. Similarly, The Bog Bank (14/1) kept on for third, the same distance away. Narlita took fourth at 12/1, a further two lengths back.

Trainer Andy Slattery said: “He was second to Visualisation here as a three-year-old and it took us a long time to get him back right. We knew he would improve from Leopardstown.

“We could drop him back to seven or stay at a mile and he likes soft ground.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
11/2
Tote €9.50 €2.20
2nd
0.5L
18/1
€3.60
3rd
0.5L
14/1
€4.30
4th
2L
12/1
€3.30
bf
0.5L
5/2Fav
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.