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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Ultra Pride returns to form for Colgan/Lavery

Thu 3rd Sep 2020, 16:22

Ultra Pride and Robbie ColganUltra Pride and Robbie Colgan
© Photo Healy Racing

Ultra Pride bounced back to form after a couple of below par efforts to take the mile handicap at Punchestown for Robbie Colgan and Sheila Lavery.

The four-year-old gelding was adding to a previous success at the Curragh last year, and challenged on the outer in the straight for Colgan before getting on top inside the final furlong to score by a length and a quarter.

Sydney Blues was always prominent in second with top-weight Castletownshend just a neck further back in third.

Lavery said, “I was very disappointed with him last time in Leopardstown and afterwards I got a gastroscopy and a lung wash done.

“Robbie said he loved that floating around over a mile and not breaking his stride. He saw it out very well to the line, and we’ll look for more of the same.

“He’s won over a mile and a quarter and been placed over a mile and a half but he’s got faster breezing him at home.

“He loved that ground but I don’t think he’s ground dependent.”

1st
6/1
Tote €8.40 €2.70
2nd
1.25L
18/1
€6.10
3rd
nk
11/2
€2.60
4th
0.5L
7/2Fav
About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.