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Kanes Pass gets her second Roscommon win

Kanes Pass, pink cap, unleashes her challengeKanes Pass, pink cap, unleashes her challenge
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Horses for courses is perhaps a phrase overused in life, but those who stayed true to its meaning in Roscommon were rewarded with Kanes Pass and Have A Nice Day passing the post first and second in the seven furlong handicap.

There were three previous course and distance winners in the 13-runner field. The other one, He’s Got Rhythm, finished sixth.

Kanes Pass couldn’t go with the early pace which was set by Red All Star As those at the front started to wilt, she was getting going on the outside in the last couple of furlongs.

Leigh Roche brought she through to grab Have A Nice Day close home and win by half a length at 16/1. The runner-up was returned at 6/1. Shipyard the heavily backed 10/3 favourite (from an opening show of 9/2) raced prominently, but gave best in the last furlong and dropped to third.

Handler Willie McCreery said: “She obviously likes it around here. When I saw the draw I was raging [drawn 13]. They went so hard in front it suited her and she got a nice confident ride. She has won five races for me, what more could you ask for?”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
16/1
Tote €16.00 €4.20
2nd
0.5L
6/1
€2.20
3rd
3L
10/3Fav
€2.20
4th
nose
20/1
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.