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County Final a facile winner under Hogan

County Final 
County Final
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Well-backed favourite County Final (7/4 into 1/1 before the off) ran out an emphatic winner of Navan's Bar One Racing Maiden Hurdle in the hands of Calum Hogan.

Trained by Eric McNamara for J P McManus, the half-brother to Champ Kiely went right at a few hurdles but led from halfway and readily came clear after the second-last to beat Itsaworkinmaniam by 16 lengths. 

The winning owner's racing manager Frank Berry said: "I don't know how strong the race was, but he jumped well and won well. 

"He ran well in fifth at Punchestown. He is definitely (learning as he is going along). 

"No big plans for him going forward. It was a restricted maiden hurdle for horses that hadn't been in the first four, and he had the bit of experience. 

"Delighted with that, he'll tip away."

Additional reporting by Michael Graham

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.