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Coming Up Easy enjoys facile first victory

Coming Up Easy in cruise controlComing Up Easy in cruise control
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Coming Up Easy was a fourth horse on the card at Limerick to grab a breakthrough success.

The 8/11 favourite was never far from the pace and breezed into the lead with a quarter of a mile to travel in the Supermac´s (C&G) Maiden Hurdle over 2m5f.

He was clear jumping two out and the race was over once he popped the last. Mike O'Connor guided him home by a whopping 20 lengths to the cheers of his backers.

Main market rival On Lovers Walk (5/2) couldn't land a blow in the straight and finished a remote second. King Casey (12/1) was another five lengths adrift in third.

O'Connor said: "He is a gorgeous-looking horse and is a big, straightforward type.

"He had been running consistently in maidens so, going off his previous runs, he'd run a nice race today.

"There seems to be plenty more to come from him."

Additional reporting by Tom 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.