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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Coat leaves connections in the Pink

Sat 30th Nov 2013, 15:19

Pink Coat leads Maxim Gorky over the lastPink Coat leads Maxim Gorky over the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Pink Coat has certainly been on an upward curve in recent months, and the grey son of Alhaarth recorded a career high when landing the featured Bar One Racing Handicap Hurdle at Fairyhouse

The six-year-old gelding, owned and trained by Dessie Hughes, and Maxim Gorky had the race between them when drawing clear away from the penultimate flight.

The well-backed 5/2 favourite landed just in front over the last, and proved the stronger on the run-in to score by two lengths.

Top-weight Captain Cee Bee ran a gallant race in third but was all of eight lengths further adrift. Star Of Aragon and Theatre Mill both ensured a strong pace resulting in the 13-runner field being well strung out at the line.

Hughes said, “He’s gone up a stone since he won at Listowel. He got 9lb for winning at Listowel and bits and pieces for being placed since. I thought he’d gone up too much, and this was a different class today. Bryan came in after Naas (2m4f) and said he’d love to ride him in a strongly run two-mile race. It worked!

“He’d need to improve but we might look at the Boylesports.com Handicap Hurdle at Leopardstown in January.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.