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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Reposer rules the roost at Foxrock

Sun 12th May 2013, 16:46

Rory Cleary, Reposer and Muredach Kelly at Leopardstown Rory Cleary, Reposer and Muredach Kelly at Leopardstown
© Photo Healy Racing

Reposer put in a game front-running display to take the competitive 16-runner one mile handicap at Leopardstown under Rory Cleary.

The five-year-old gelding, trained by Muredach Kelly, hit form recently as he was following up on a win over seven furlongs on Dundalk’s polytrack at the start of April.

Jockey Rory Cleary said: “He jumped and travelled well. He brought me along the whole way and quickened when I asked him.

“He did get the run of the race, but hopefully there’s more in him.”

Trainer Muredach Kelly added: “He’s better than I thought he was.”

All of Reposer’s three previous wins had come at all-weather tracks.He went off 12/1 for today’s assignment. However, he paid almost 37/1 on the Tote. Waydownsouth was the subject of a gamble from 9/1 this morning down to 5/1 second favourite on the off. He came in third behind Brown Butterfly (14/1). The 7/2 favourite, Stronger Than Me grabbed fourth place prize money.

1st
12/1
Tote €37.90 €7.50
2nd
1.25L
14/1
€3.10
3rd
nose
5/1
€1.80
4th
nk
7/2Fav
€1.10
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.