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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Newcomer Braid Blue gives Elliott a treble

Fri 20th Jul 2018, 21:33

Braid Blue comes home clearBraid Blue comes home clear
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Newcomer Braid Blue justified 7/4 favouritism in Kilbeggan's bumper and gave Gordon Elliott a treble on the card.

The five-year-old son of Gold Well powered home for Lisa O'Neill to put six lengths on Betsy Boots (7/2) who had given it a good go from the front. Last One completed the placings in third at 5/2, 10 lengths further back.

Gordon Elliott said: “He's a grand honest horse and stays galloping. I'd say he'll improve a bit from it.

“It's nice to get a winner for Philip McBurney, that's his first horse in training with us. You see a lot of the McBurney trucks on the roads.

“I'll get him home and see how he is before making plans but I'd say he'll definitely come on for the run.”

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.