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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Hartside lands major plunge

Fri 24th Aug 2012, 19:11

The runners file past the stands in the Rosslare HandicapThe runners file past the stands in the Rosslare Handicap
© Photo Healy Racing

Hartside was backed at all rates from 7/4 to 4/5 and landed the spoils for eager punters when staying on dourly to win the Rosslare Handicap over two miles at Wexford.

When he picked up the lead from First Friday all eyes were on Mulleady who travelled ominously well just in behind.

In a battle over the last two furlongs Mulleady and Fran Berry couldn’t quite get on terms as Hartside and Ben Curtis kept going. There was two lengths in it at the line. Mulleady was easy to back from 3/1 out to 5/1.

First Friday and Seamie Heffernan were beaten 18 lengths in third at 12/1 having cut out most of the pace in the testing conditions.

“He’ll make a nice jumps horse. He jumps nicely and I know he schooled before his last win and that probably sweetened him up,” jockey Ben Curtis said afterwards about Tommy Carmody's winner.

There were 19 horses declared for this race, but nine were non-runners as the ground deteriorated at Wexford.

(on course reporting by Donal Murphy)

1st
4/5Fav
Tote €2.60 €1.30
2nd
2L
5/1
€2.20
3rd
16L
12/1
€2.10
4th
0.75L
12/1
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.