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Like Your Style wins Fairyhouse opener

Like Your Style and David CaseyLike Your Style and David Casey
© Healy Racing Photos

The opening Bobbyjo Bistro At Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle at Fairyhouse today went to the Eddie Harty trained Like Your Style , under David Casey.

Carrying the colours of Champion Owner J.P. McManus, the son of Flemensfirth moved to challenge in the straight, eventually leading on the run-in for a three and a quarter lengths win over Paddy The Stout (66/1).

Afterwards Harty said “he was due one and it's nice to get the win - it means a lot to me as he was the first horse I got from J.P. after Captain Cee Bee and I was always fond of him.

“In the end he did it well but where we go now I don't know - we'll enjoy the moment for now.

“On his maiden hurdle runs he was entitled to win this event those were back in 2009! My initial thoughts were right – less rather than further (in trip) is what he wants. The ground seems alright, they went a good clip and he finished well.”

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.