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Kobalt St Georges shines in Clonmel

Robert Tyner Robert Tyner
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Kobalt St Georges was a market mover this morning and the money proved well founded in the Clonmel Oil Chase Day November 6th Handicap Chase.

Long-time leader Toor Moon was claimed by him after the penultimate fence and, although the new leader got in close to the last, he galloped home by two lengths for Phillip Enright at 9/2 from the game runner-up who went off at 7/2. Onefortheditch the 3/1 favourite, was a head behind Toor Moon in third.

Robert Tyner quipped: "The owner was actually going away on holidays today, so maybe that's where the money came from - I hope he paid for it!

"He was owned by a friend of mine Jonathan Birkmyre but wasn't sold as a three-year-old and we liked him, so recommended Brendan (Keogh) to buy him. Brendan and I have been lucky together over the years.

"He works better that he runs, but has taken time and maybe isn't all that tough. He travels and jumps but is what he is."

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.