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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Call Me Rocky another for Murtagh

Fri 17th Jul 2020, 15:42

Call Me Rocky delivers under Shane KellyCall Me Rocky delivers under Shane Kelly
© Photo Healy Racing

Call Me Rocky was a warm order for division two of the LimerickRaces.ie maiden over a mile, and Shane Kelly kept it simple off the front.

The pair were always to the fore and went for home inside the final two furlongs.

Call Me Rocky (11/8 favourite) stuck to his task to fend off 11/2 shot Big White Chief by a length and quarter. Thaleeq (9/4) kept on in third, a neck away.

Johnny Murtagh said: "He is a big baby and is better back at that trip; there were no maidens for him at that trip when he ran him at Roscommon so we had to start him at 1m2f and he was fresh.

"He was back at this trip on this ground, and it suited him, and he was sure to come on from the run the last day.

"We'll see what the handicapper does now."

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

1st
11/8Fav
Tote €2.20 €1.20
2nd
1.25L
11/2
€1.20
3rd
nk
9/4
€1.30
4th
5L
80/1
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.