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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Morgan completes 577/1 cross meeting double

Wed 16th Jun 2021, 20:21

Better Than Heaven (Hugh Morgan) leading over the lastBetter Than Heaven (Hugh Morgan) leading over the last
© Photo Healy Racing

At a Navan meeting where finding winners was challenging at times, Better Than Heaven was another to upset the odds when taking division one of the Rathkenny Handicap Hurdle at 33/1.

The six-year-old gelding was friendless in the market having been beaten a combined total of over 240 lengths in three maiden hurdle starts but turned his fortunes around at the first attempt in handicap company.

Hugh Morgan, who was completing a whopping 577/1 cross meeting double having won earlier aboard reserve Toor Moment at Wexford, sent him to the front approaching the final flight.

The John Flavin-trained gelding needed to be driven right out by the in-form Morgan, partnering his second double this week and tenth winner of the season, to hold off the late surge of Time And Times by a head. Mezyan was two lengths back in third with Arch Melody in fourth.

Flavin said, "It was his first time in a handicap. He didn't like the soft ground the last day but on the better ground today he travelled and jumped away.

“I'd say it was a very bad race. I don't think it will be one you'll be thinking about in a year's time with loads of form horses coming out of it but the job is done.”

(GC & AM)

1st
33/1
Tote €44.60 €9.20
2nd
hd
10/1
€3.70
3rd
2L
8/1
€3.60
4th
5L
10/1
€4.30
bf
0.5L
10/3Fav
About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.