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Pyromaniac comes alight in the Curragh

Pyromaniac, cheekpieces, edges out Awesome StarPyromaniac, cheekpieces, edges out Awesome Star
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Pyromaniac delivered at 13/2 in the Curragh's two mile handicap for Tony Martin and Fran Berry.

The five-year-old gelding raced in mid-division as Ashbury Boss took the 19-runner field along. Giant's Quest raced a close second behind Ashbury Boss before he took it up with over five furlongs to travel.

Connor King, on board Giant's Quest, set sail for home beyond the three pole. Pyromaniac still sat well off the pace but was going noticeably well.

Berry got a dream run through on the inner into fourth with more than two furlongs to negotiate. He was soon busy asking Pyromaniac to pick off the three horses in front of him.

At the furlong marker Pyromaniac came through to head the weakening Giant's Quest and Ashbury Boss. Awesome Star though was staying on to good effect on Pyromaniac's outer.

It became a battle between the pair but Pyromaniac kept in front to win by a head. The runner-up Awesome Star was a 16/1 chance. Ashbury Boss (20/1) and Giant's Quest (25/1) completed the placings in third and fourth respectively.

Tony Martin said: "He's very versatile. He'd a great run at Punchestown and won well at Limerick. He's a dual purpose horse and he'll tip away.

"He got two miles well, and hopefully he'll step up in trip over hurdles. I thought that was a good performance."

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
13/2
Tote €6.80 €1.70
2nd
hd
16/1
€3.50
3rd
2.25L
20/1
€5.00
4th
nk
25/1
€4.90
bf
1.75L
2/1Fav
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.