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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Gigginstown dominate beginners' chase at Roscommon

Tue 7th Aug 2018, 19:10

Arcenfete and Sean Flanagan in actionArcenfete and Sean Flanagan in action
© Photo Healy Racing

Henry de Bromhead's Arcenfete (6/1) led home a Gigginstown one-two in the J.F. Hanley Beginners Chase over an extended two miles at Roscommon.

He got the better of long-time leader Yaha Fizz but then on the run-in had to fend off a staying-on Crezic who closed to within a neck at the line.

Sean Flanagan came in for the ride aboard the winner (as Dylan Robinson was injured) with the runner-up Crezic, partnered by Denis O'Regan who replaced the hospitalised Davy Russell, a 10/3 shot.

Yaha Fizz, the 11/8 favourite, could make no impression on the leaders in third, some three and three quarter lengths further back.

Assistant trainer Davy Roche said: "He won well and it was grand but he was disappointing over hurdles. He is better for a fence and sure we got one and hopefully he could improve a bit.

"He disappointed massively over hurdles; we thought he was alright early on but it just never happened and maybe it was the really deep ground and, like most of ours, he wants better ground.

"He's a massive horse and his jumping will improve and hopefully we can step on now."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
6/1
Tote €7.40 €1.90
2nd
nk
10/3
€1.40
3rd
3.75L
11/8Fav
€1.20
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.