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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Walking On Glass writes another Navan chapter

Tue 23rd Jun 2020, 16:39

Walking On Glass stretches clearWalking On Glass stretches clear
© Photo Healy Racing

Walking On Glass (3/1) enjoyed another trip to Navan with an authoritative display in division one of the mile and five handicap.

Leigh Roche 's mount made good progress to challenge with a quarter of a mile to travel and took over a furlong and a half out.

He was ridden over a furlong out and shot clear to pulverise his rivals. Roche could afford to ease him down in the closing stages, which allowed staying-on Princess Zoe (4/1) to get to within a never threatening length and a quarter.

She drew three and half lengths clear of third-placed Miraculum at 14/1.

Trainer Padraig Roche said: “He's a right little horse. Since he won here last year, he's run 12 times and only been out of the first four on three of those.

“I think he's after improving since last year. He's tiny but he tries his heart out.

“He's a good, fun horse and a great bunch of lads own him. We'll enjoy it and hopefully they'll be able to go racing the next day.

“He'll mix it during the summer.”

Walking On Glass also landed a course and distance handicap in May 2019.

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
3/1
Tote €3.80 €1.20
2nd
1.25L
4/1
€1.02
3rd
3.5L
14/1
€2.50
4th
1L
11/4Fav
€1.20
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.