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Givehertilxmas puts it all together in September

Givehertilxmas, right, leads them homeGivehertilxmas, right, leads them home
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A bit of advice from Colin Keane worked the oracle with his father Gerry's Givehertilxmas in the Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Handicap over an extended seven-furlongs in Bellewstown.

Jack Kearney came in for the ride on the four-year-old filly who was having her 14th start with best previous finishes of second here and in Roscommon.

She went off at 9/1 for this assignment and raced in the box seat of second before travelling well into the lead inside the final quarter of a mile. She stayed on well to see it out by a length from runner-up Mythical Rock (4/1). Mickey The Steel (11/2) was another half a length away in third.

The trainer said: "She's a grand, genuine filly.

"Colin was second here last year only beaten half a length. She was beaten a head in Roscommon and has been unlucky.

"He (Keane) told me the last day to claim off her and put a pair of visors on her. It helped anyway.

"She's very genuine, but is just a bit lairy.

"It was a great effort and Jack was very good on her."

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.