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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Pique Sous demolishes a big field

Sat 7th Sep 2013, 20:13

Pique Sous and Billy Lee at LeopardstownPique Sous and Billy Lee at Leopardstown
© Photo Healy Racing

Pique Sous absolutely hacked up in the ‘Petingo’ Handicap for champion jumps trainer Willie Mullins and jockey Billy Lee.

“With the rain coming we were favouring [Call Me] Bubbles. This horse is improving all the time. He jumped and raced nicely,” Willie Mullins said.

“Billy thought there wouldn’t be much pace on so I said to be up there. He rode his own race and he was very confident on him for a lad that hadn’t ridden him before.

“He’s ground dependant. That ground mustn’t be too bad. That was a pay day we didn’t expect to get and we’re glad to get it on the flat.

“I imagine he’s one that we might travel to Cheltenham with in November.”

Pique Sous is better known for his hurdling exploits. He is rated 137 in that sphere and won this flat handicap off 88. He ran sixth in the Grade 1 Supreme Novices Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival before winning a Grade 2 novices hurdle in Fairyhouse in April.

Pique Sous was always in the front rank behind Mourani and Jack Daddy The six-year-old grey gelding was tanking along before Lee asked him to go and take the race by the scruff of the neck a furlong from home.

He duly stayed on best to win by three lengths at 10/1. Jack Daddy took second spot at 25/1 with half a length back to another Mullins runner, the top-weight Digeanta in third. Weather Watch (7/1) and Alhellal (20/1) dead-heated for fourth in this 18-runner handicap.

Aidan O’Brien’s Agreement was withdrawn not under orders which led to a Rule 4 of 15 cent in the euro to board prices.

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
10/1
Tote €11.20 €2.70
2nd
3L
25/1
€6.00
3rd
0.5L
14/1
€4.20
4th
hd
7/1
€1.20
4th
Dht
20/1
€2.40
bf
0.5L
4/1Fav
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.