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Enemy swoops late to win again for Magee and Coen

Arch Enemy and Sam Coen (left) win for the Black Steel Square Syndicate and trainer Paddy MageeArch Enemy and Sam Coen (left) win for the Black Steel Square Syndicate and trainer Paddy Magee
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Arch Enemy one of four winners for trainer Paddy Magee on Saturday, followed up under Sam Coen with another last-gasp success at Killarney this evening.

She came from well off the pace to complete a treble for her trainer at Navan four days ago and repeated the trick when again coming from the back of the field in the colours of the Black Steel Square Syndicate.

A wall of horses looked to have a chance of victory inside the final furlong but none could match the finishing speed of the 3/1 favourite who collared the Tracey Collins-trained Limestone Red close to the finish to win by half a length.

“Unbelievable. It’s some team effort and I don’t think in the past few days I’ve been giving them enough credit,” said Magee.

“I’ve been down here, I was down with two horses last night, I’m not even at home. Emily Fleming and all the girls in the yard, it’s a massive team effort. It’s been a bit of a whirlwind!

“She was bouncing around the ring. Tacking her up we were saying ‘this is on’. You know when she’s quiet you are in trouble.

“It was a super ride; it’s been kind of mad stuff. It’s brilliant.

“Sam is a very talented kind so there were no instructions. I did just say to him to be careful as she can switch off.

“He said to me just there that he thought he was in trouble but she can do that and then she keeps going again.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
3/1Fav
Tote €4.20 €3.10
2nd
0.5L
22/1
€6.40
3rd
1L
10/1
€3.10
4th
nose
14/1
About Shane Redmond
Shane joined Irish Racing Services in 1991 and has been involved in the horse racing industry in Ireland ever since. He worked as a racing reporter, probable SP compiler and SP reporter with Racing Services for 12 years before spending over 22 years with Horse Racing Ireland where his roles included editing the Irish Form Book between 2003 and 2014.