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O'Sullivan eyes Rockingham for Fair Taxes

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Fair Taxes (3/1) stayed on well for Jamie Powell to get up a neck in the Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Handicap over five furlongs.

His strong finish enabled him to collar Little Queenie (7/1) with Thunderbear a short head out of the places in third.

Ross O'Sullivan said: "Strong performance and got a nice light weight. Came up well up the drier ground and maybe he will get into a Rockingham (at Curragh) or something like that.

"He went to Chester the last day and things just didn't work out, he was drawn one and they just went very hard early. He probably doesn't see out six anyway and was only beaten three lengths.

"We had him in Tipperary the other day and it just went very soft and it wasn't going to work out.

"Hopefully we can get into the Curragh.

"Tough (horse), obviously last year was hard for him as a three-year-old. They always find it hard, there's not too many three-year-old only sprints and they are always better as four-year-olds.

"He's (Powell) riding like a man inspired at the minute so a big help. Light weight and he's a natural light-weight jockey. Former champion apprentice and he is having a great year this year, so great to have him."

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.