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Clarke's In A Hurry too fast for rivals

In A Hurry and Rory Cleary In A Hurry and Rory Cleary
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Despite finishing a promising third over course and distance on her previous outing, In A Hurry was friendless in the market for Dundalk's Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap over seven furlongs.

Rory Cleary's mount was sent off a 28/1 chance, but belied those odds with a comfortable success. After turning for home in fourth, the Time Test four-year-old led a furlong and a half out to beat Rappell by two and a quarter lengths.

“Rory did all the work on her and he was very keen on her,” said Clarke.

“Her last piece of work was very good and I was very happy with her.

“It was probably just fine-tuning things with her, taking our time and not putting her under pressure.

“She ran a bit too keen last time, she had a bit too much daylight. We were still learning with her.

“Rory had her sussed out after riding her once at home and then in Navan.

“She's a nice filly, fairly straightforward and I think there is a bit more to come from her yet.

“I told everyone to back her, I'm not a backing man.

“My brother (Ivan) sourced her for Alistair (Porter, owner) in Newmarket. I'm chuffed for Alistair, he's with me a long time. It's a while since he had a winner, and God, does he let me know about that!

“The last few didn't work out for us, but he's a happy man now.”

 Additional reporting by Gary Carson 

1st
28/1
Tote €29.00 €5.80
2nd
2.25L
11/2
€2.20
3rd
nk
4/1
€1.60
4th
0.5L
14/1
bf
1.5L
3/1Fav
About Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.