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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Royal Rendezvous cruises home in Ballybrit

Sat 27th Oct 2018, 16:49

Royal Rendezvous at the last in GalwayRoyal Rendezvous at the last in Galway
© Photo Healy Racing

Odds-on-favourite Royal Rendezvous galloped right away from the field for a decisive victory in the Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle at Galway.

He had the pursuers on the stretch jumping the second-last and travelled strongly under a motionless Ruby Walsh as the pair drew well clear coming to the last.

The King's Theatre gelding marked himself out as a smart novice hurdling prospect as he sauntered home by 16 lengths at 4/6. Tara Dylan took the runner-up berth at 4/1 with Kilchreest Moon in third at 66/1.

Ruby Walsh said: "Jumping has brought a bit of improvement from his bumpers; he looked a bit quicker today than he did in bumpers. He settled reasonably well.

"Today's ground isn't usual Galway ground in October and it's nearly good ground; it's barely slow."

Royal Rendezvous arrived in Ballybrit on the back of a pair of bumper victories at Downpatrick in August and earlier this month in Tipperary.

Additional reporting by Thomas 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.