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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Hat-trick of bumpers for Wicklow Brave

Sun 6th Oct 2013, 19:02

Wicklow Brave and Patrick MullinsWicklow Brave and Patrick Mullins
© Photo Healy Racing

Wicklow Brave secured his third win in-a-row in a hot looking bumper at Tipperary.

The 5/2 favourite was seen going well into the straight here and was ridden by Patrick Mullins to hit the front with a furlong to go. He kept up the gallop to beat Western Boy (9/2) by two lengths. Upsanddowns was a head back in third at 9/2 (from 13/2 in the morning).

Patrick Mullins commented: “He seems to be better in better races and a fast pace suits him. He’s a fair horse and he’s improving with every run which is amazing.

“He handled good ground well, but we don’t know about soft ground yet. We’ll have to try him on it. I might try and twist dad’s arm to get him to run him in Cheltenham in November in a bumper, but he’ll probably go hurdling soon.”

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

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.