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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Wexford Opera puts on a Gowran show

Sun 19th Jun 2016, 15:46

Wexford Opera, left, heads for home in Gowran ParkWexford Opera, left, heads for home in Gowran Park
© Photo Healy Racing

Wexford Opera put in plenty of good late work as he landed the seven furlong www.gowranpark.ie Handicap.

Kevin Manning popped Jim Bolger's charge away in fifth and the pair travelled well in fourth with less than three furlongs to go.

Manning asked his mount for more inside the final quarter of a mile and the six-year-old gelding made headway to chase Strait Of Zanzibar and Mizaah

Wexford Opera was ridden over a furlong from home and took over from Strait Of Zanzibar racing into the final 150 yards. From there he kept on stoutly to deliver by a length at 9/1.

Strait Of Zanzibar got the runner-up prize money at 10/1 with Great Wide Open (7/1) a length back in third.

Travelling head lad Ger Flynn said: “He deserved that as he's been knocking on the door plenty of times.

“He's in the July Sales and we'll see now whether he goes or not. It's great to get the win with him.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
9/1
Tote €9.70 €2.50
2nd
1L
10/1
€4.00
3rd
1L
7/1
€1.80
4th
0.5L
11/4
bf
3.25L
2/1Fav
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.