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Oliver Hoping Visor Can Unlock More From The Highway Rat

The Highway RatThe Highway Rat
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Andy Oliver is hopeful that a first-time visor can eke out further improvement from The Highway Rat in Saturday's Scurry Handicap at the Curragh.

"We just felt we would change it up a wee bit (first-time visor), he does his own thing and has his own mind. All plans could be thrown in the air when he gets to the start, he just decides what he is going to do.

"Sam (Coen) is taking the 5lb off him.

"It was actually my fault in Navan - he usually loads with a blindfold, and I forgot to say it and that sort of distracted him and then he missed the break, but Sam rode him well (in second).

"We are changing it up a bit to see if we can manage to eke out a wee bit extra.

"We'd hope so (sharper from Dundalk). You can never predict him - if you interviewed him, he would say something different!"

Quotes from Michael Graham

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