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Tiktok Casey delivers on track debut for Fahey

Tiktok Casey, near side, just gets the better of Simply Natural Tiktok Casey, near side, just gets the better of Simply Natural
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Point-to-point graduate Tiktok Casey (20/1) put in a smart performance on racecourse debut to shade a thrilling battle with Simply Natural in the bumper at Naas.

With 150 yards to go, three horses - Hey Now on the far side, Tiktok Casey in the middle and Simply Natural on the stands' side - were in contention spread across the track.

In the closing stages Hey Now gave best and the other two scrapped it out as they thrusted for the line.

Simply Natural (20/1) held a fractional advantage close home, but Tiktok Casey and Adam Ryan rallied for a short head victory. Burning Victory (7/2) kept on in third, some two-and-a-half-lengths away.

Peter Fahey said: “Bunny and Lorraine (Murphy) own her and it’s the first horse they have had together.

"She’s a nice filly, is only four, and you won’t see her for a while. We’ll give her a little bit of a break and see where we go.

“She has a great attitude and is a nice horse to have going forward. Hopefully there is a good bit of improvement in her.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

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.