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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Some is just the Tikket

Thu 23rd Jan 2014, 16:22

Some Tikket and Bryan Cooper clear the lastSome Tikket and Bryan Cooper clear the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Some Tikket landed some nice bets when taking the PMF Accountants Beginners Chase under Bryan Cooper.

Available at 10/1 this morning and backed on track from 8/1 into 13/2, the seven-year-old gelding touched down just in front after two out.

Dessie Hughes’ charge shrugged off the challenge of Followmeuptocarlow and drew clear on the run-in to beat that rival by five and a half lengths. Milan Breeze was a further five lengths away in third.

Odds on followers of the Willie Mullins yard suffered their second reverse of the afternoon as Dogora (8/13 fav) weakened tamely from the second last to finish a well-beaten seventh.

However Mullins explained afterwards, "Ruby said he was cantering but burst a blood vessel. There was a little trickle of blood. It’s a long time since one of ours burst during a race.” Zaidpour was also soundly beaten at odds of 1/2 in the John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle but the Closutton team did enjoy plenty of success elsewhere on the card with a treble highlighted by On His Own #8217;s victory in the Goffs Thyestes Chase.

Hughes’ daughter Sandra said, “We thought he was a two-miler but the way to ride him is to keep filling him up and come with one run.”

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.