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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Rose Angel gives Downey Dundalk double

Fri 8th Nov 2013, 20:45

Rose Angel, right, beats fast-finishing Whitethorne Scent Rose Angel, right, beats fast-finishing Whitethorne Scent
© Photo Healy Racing

Robbie Downey rode a double at Dundalk tonight as he got Rose Angel home in the second divide of the mile handicap.

The 10lb claimer won the first on the card with Lady Mega (3/1jf) in the first and this 9/2 co favourite gave him a 21/1 double. It was the fourth win of his career.

Downey asked for more from her when she was third with a quarter of a mile to go and the filly answered the call as she moved into the lead one furlong out.

She had to withstand a fierce challenge from Whitethorne Scent (9/2cf) who flew down the outside and just missed out by a head. Hilary at 10/1 with Dylan Robinson aboard took third for Gerard Stack.

Peter Casey trains the three-year-old filly and his son Francis Casey reported: “It looked a question of how far. I thought she wanted further. She’s in two races next Wednesday – one over a mile and two and one over a mile. Looking at that, we might run her over a mile again.

“I thought her best trip was one mile one on soft ground. She was unlucky in Ballinrobe on her last run on the turf. She’s honest and there might be another race in her. She travelled well today and the gaps seemed to come for her.”

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.