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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Fleurys Fort makes most of his light weight

Sun 15th Jul 2018, 17:21

Ryan TreacyRyan Treacy
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Fleurys Fort picked off front-running Paris Snow with less than half a mile to race and went on to record a victory in the two mile four handicap hurdle at Sligo.

Paris Snow had raced with a huge advantage throughout but the petrol gauge went into the red after the third last. Fleurys Fort swept by travelling well on the way to the second-last.

After he negotiated that flight, he was ridden before the home bend by Ryan Treacy and popped the last ahead of All's Quiet

The eight-year-old gelding asserted on the run-in to prevail by two and a half lengths at 11/2 from an opening show of 13/2 and 11/1 in the morning. Weather Watch kept on for second at 10/1. All's Quiet, the 11/4 favourite, was a length and a quarter further back in third.

Leslie Young 's stable representative Ken Hodgins said: "We were more hopeful than confident. He did it well and on his good days he's a good horse but he's after having a couple of disappointing runs.

“There wasn't much between them and it was a tight handicap but he had a nice weight down the bottom.”

Fleurys Fort carried 10st 1lb with Treacy's 2lb claim factored in.

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

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.