18+ | Commercial Content | T&Cs apply | Wagering and T&Cs apply | Play Responsibly | Advertising Disclosure
icon
Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Voluptueux lands the gamble this time

Mon 14th Oct 2013, 17:32

Voluptueux and Richie Kiely forge on at LimerickVoluptueux and Richie Kiely forge on at Limerick
© Photo Healy Racing

Voluptueux confirmed the promise of his debut performance when landing a punt in the concluding bumper at Limerick.

Philip Fenton’s French bred four-year-old gelding was 12/1 this morning and opened 7/1 at the track before being backed down to 9/2 on the off.

He travelled nicely and came to win his race in the final furlong as Richie Kiely used hands and heels to see him home by four and three quarter lengths.

Two outsiders came through to fill the places – Belle Indigo on debut at 33/1, half a length ahead of Gocheck at 25/1.

“He’s a nice horse indeed. He had a nice run at Listowel and I was hoping he would improve, but they don’t all improve. That run was the making of him,” Philip Fenton said.

“The ground was plenty safe, but I had no doubts about running him. He’ll go hurdling in three or four weeks time.”

Voluptueux had run sixth in a 17-runner bumper in Listowel on debut, where he was heavily backed from 25s to an SP of 8/1.

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
9/2
Tote €5.80 €1.90
2nd
4.75L
33/1
€18.30
3rd
0.5L
25/1
€6.10
bf
3.25L
11/4JFav
bf
11L
11/4JFav
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.