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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Tudor City impresses in Limerick

Sat 8th Oct 2016, 17:23

Tudor City wins well in LimerickTudor City wins well in Limerick
© Photo Healy Racing

Tudor City travelled all over his rivals in Division Two of the extended mile and three handicap at Limerick and stretched clear in the final furlong.

He scythed through on the bridle over a furlong from home to pick up the lead and was merely shaken up to go about his business to win by four lengths.

Tony Martin's four-year-old gelding was returned the 5/2 favourite. High Expectations attracted support in the ring from 9/2 to 7/2 and came in second. Carraigin Aonair was a head away from second at 22/1 having been a morning price of 40/1.

Billy Lee said: "He's not a bad horse and it wasn't much of a race apart from the second (High Expectations).

"They went very slow and it turned into a messy race. Tony (Martin) was putting his disappointing run at Listowel down to the heavy ground."

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.