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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Pivotal Flame makes mockery of her 25/1 odds

Fri 20th Sep 2019, 18:03

Pivotal Flame scorches the opposition Pivotal Flame scorches the opposition
© Photo Healy Racing

Pivotal Flame shot clear on the run to land the mares' handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe.

Danny Mullins' mount made progress to lead at the last and stayed on stoutly off the home bend to take the honours by four and three quarter lengths.

She obliged at 25/1 from heavily-punted Le Hachette the 7/2 favourite. Cocohulababy was another four lengths away in third at 9/1.

Trainer Billy Lanigan said: "She's a nice mare and she won a few races in England.

"She's big and scopey and she'll probably jump a fence."

Additional reporting by Eamonn Murphy

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.