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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Walsh and McManus land Wexford double

Fri 8th Apr 2016, 19:41

Mark WalshMark Walsh
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Mark Walsh and JP McManus sealed their Wexford double when Whatareudoingtome outstayed the opposition in the extended three mile one handicap chase.

The 11/10 favourite went on with Tooreen as the race unfolded coming to the second last.

The six-year-old gelding landed in the lead and dourly stayed on after the last to put three and a half lengths on Tooreen (7/2).

Handler Philip Dempsey said: "It was grand to get it. It was a bad race. He got confidence from the last day.

"It's hard to know what to make of that sort of race, with a couple of fences (omitted) and a 14-year-old the second favourite. He will go for something similar now. The ground is terrible but they only hacked and it was sprint home."

The third and fourth fences were omitted on each of the circuits in this race.

Walsh and owner McManus had teamed up in the previous race to good effect with Concordin

Additional reporting by Donal Murphy

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.