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Daonethatgotaway delights Up The Blues Syndicate

Daonethatgotaway and Keithen Kennedy win for the Up The Blues Syndicate and Mark Fahey Daonethatgotaway and Keithen Kennedy win for the Up The Blues Syndicate and Mark Fahey
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Daonethatgotaway made a winning return to action in the Smiths Of Drogheda Ford Classic Handicap over an extended seven-furlongs at Bellewstown.

He had been off since finishing second at Dundalk in March and today's success made it three from his last four races.

The 7/1 shot raced in rear of mid-division and was asked for more by Keithen Kennedy a quarter of a-mile from home. They motored into contention a furlong down and got up in the final 50 yards.

The winner beat runner-up Rampage (7/1) by three-quarters of a length with Eutropia a further half a length away in third at 12/1.

Mark Fahey said: "I put a few off him as I didn't think he was 100 per cent fit coming here today.

"He's tough, he's genuine. He loves to get into a bit of a bumping match, he came alive.

"They are a great bunch of lads (Up The Blues Syndicate) and they follow him everywhere. They are lucky to get a horse like that and they appreciate him, they know how lucky they are to have him.

"He's a consistent horse and Keithen gets on well with him. He was mighty on him. He is lazy and idle and he was pushing and shoving him from a long way. Keithen is actually from Monasterevin so they all know each other, they are all neighbours and having good craic.

"He just keeps surprising us every day and we don't know how far he can go."

1st
7/1
Tote €8.00 €2.70
2nd
0.75L
7/1
€2.80
3rd
0.5L
12/1
€3.90
4th
2.5L
20/1
bf
1.25L
3/1Fav
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.