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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Art of Payroll another for Cooper

Sun 20th Oct 2013, 14:53

Art Of Payroll, right, comes through to win in CorkArt Of Payroll, right, comes through to win in Cork
© Photo Healy Racing

Art Of Payroll (16/1) went into many notebooks as he nailed 9/4 favourite Easter Hunt in the two mile maiden hurdle at Cork.

Bryan Cooper rode a patient race on Dessie Hughes’ four-year-old German-bred gelding. Racing to the last he was third behind Easter Hunt and Magical Moon however, a swift jump there brought him upsides Easter Hunt.

It was hands and heels from Cooper as Art Of Payroll got up to beat Easter Hunt by a head. Ruby Walsh and Magical Moon (5/1 from 8/1 this morning) were two and a half lengths away in third.

Bryan Cooper said: “He jumped great and he has a bright future.”

Art Of Payroll’s only other racecourse outing came in April in a Fairyhouse sales bumper when 13th of 17 runners. Waxies Dargle had finished eighth in that contest and was a significant non-runner today due to the going.

This was Bryan Cooper's seventh winner in the last two weeks.

Jockey Rob Jones received a one-day suspension for weighing in more than 1.5lb above the correct weight on Emma Pavlova who finished sixth.

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.