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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Burke and O'Keeffe double up with Yaiza

Fri 14th Aug 2020, 19:50

Yaiza, near side, comes to challenge City Limits, far sideYaiza, near side, comes to challenge City Limits, far side
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Yaiza sealed a Tramore double for trainer Liam Burke and jockey Darragh O'Keeffe.

The nine-year-old gelding came out best in a battle with City Limits on the run-in of the extended two and a half mile handicap hurdle.

The winner took the honours by a neck at 12/1 from the second-placer at 9/2. Basil's Boy (10/3) finished third, a further three lengths adrift.

Liam Burke said: "It's great to have a double. It's like the good old days.

"He was a bit unlucky here the last day, he got no run really. They went very steady and got bunched and he just had nowhere to go coming down the hill. It put him out of it.

"He is a grand little horse but he has just had a couple of bouts of leg trouble. It's hard to keep him in one piece, he hasn't the best legs unfortunately. He has a good heart in fairness and likes this place."

Darragh O'Keeffe added: "I rode him once before and he won that day too. He probably needed the run the last day and he really pulled it out for me today."

O'Keeffe was earlier successful on Tom Gibney's Elegant Lass while Burke landed the preceding race on the card with Trees Valley

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.