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Moran Gra back to his best

Sun 8th May 2011, 17:45

It's almost two years since Moran Gra won his maiden over six furlongs at Leopardstown and the American-bred came back to something like his best to cause a surprise in the Leopardstown.com Handicap under Wayne Lordan.

Trainer of the Rahy gelding, Joanna Morgan has never hidden her regard for the four-year-old who was reportedly very backward and green in his juvenile days. Indeed he was fourth behind Canford Cliffs in the Coventry and he contested the Group 2 Futurity and Richmond and the Goffs Million Sprint in his two-year-old career.

Here Moran Gra got on top inside the last to beat the well-backed favourite Skyway with Aznavour staying on for third.

Morgan said: "He's a good horse – it's easier training good horses. He'd been working very well and we fancied him today. The owners (Donal Breen and Michael Ryan) had a few quid on.

"I might take him for a big handicap at Royal Ascot as the owners would be keen to travel. He's a laid-back horse but he doesn't like to be in the middle of the action – he needs daylight."

1st
20/1
Tote €35.20 €6.30
2nd
1.25L
10/3Fav
€1.80
3rd
1L
8/1
€2.30
4th
nk
25/1
€6.30