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Straightforward for Store

The Store Boy and Darragh O'KeeffeThe Store Boy and Darragh O'Keeffe
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The Store Boy justified favouritism in fine style in the first division of the Sheridan Electric Maiden Hurdle at Ballinrobe.

Darragh O’Keeffe produced the 6/4 shot to lead going to the last in the two-miler and he asserted turning for home.

Henry de Bromhead’s charge pulled clear in the closing stages to record a six-and-a-half length success over Press The Button

The winner was going one placed better, having been runner-up at Kilbeggan last month

"He had a couple of good runs in the winter, but just struggled to see out his races on testing ground and he's a real summer horse,” said O’Keefffe.

"He'd a nice run at Kilbeggan and we thought he'd stepped forward from it.

"It was straightforward today. He jumps very well and he's one you'd be looking forward to over fences."

(Quotes by Mark Nunan)

About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.