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For A Finish defies top weight

For A Finish and Brian CawleyFor A Finish and Brian Cawley
© Healy Racing Photos

Trainer Eoin Doyle has a strike rate in recent days which a Champion Trainer would be proud of and recorded his fourth win from his last eight runners, when For A Finish made virtually all to win the New Self Service Handicap Hurdle at Fairyhouse today

Ridden by Brian Cawley, For A Finish took over the lead from the first flight, went clear from the third and never saw another rival before tiring slightly on the run-in for a four and a half lengths win over Knockmehill Lady .

Doyle, who was recording his 12th winner of the season, was not present for the win but Cawley did later say “that's my 12th winner and I ride out for everyone and anyone but mainly Charlie Swan and Mikey O'Connor.

“It wasn't really the plan to make the running. Plan A was to get a lead and Plan B was to make our own running! He was probably well 'in' off his chase mark today.”

Further reporting by Alan Magee

About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.