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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Tongue tie helps Special Bar

Sun 21st Oct 2012, 16:24

Special Bar pops the last at Naas to win wellSpecial Bar pops the last at Naas to win well
© Photo Healy Racing

Special Bar bounced back to form in the two mile three maiden hurdle at Naas for trainer Michael O’Hare.

The five-year-old had been below par in his last three outings, but stayed on nicely under Robbie Colgan with a good jump at the last sealing victory by two and three parts of a length at 6/1.

“It’s a lucky track for us. He’ll take a break now as he has a couple of niggly problems. Thank God we got the day out of him!” Michael O’Hare said.

“He has a wind problem and the tongue tie seemed to do the trick, but it is probably something that is only going to get worse.” Italian Chorus took the runner-up berth at 14/1 while Limerick Lane completed the placings at 7/1. Troubled coming off a break of 231 days, was the 9/10 favourite, but he weakened from before three out to trail in eighth.

The O’Hare stable has been operating at a strike-rate of almost 20 per cent at Naas.

(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.