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Dark Crusader swoops to land gamble

Dark Crusader well clear at KillarneyDark Crusader well clear at Killarney
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Backed from 10/1 to 7/2 earlier today Dark Crusader duly did the business for Tony Martin and Fran Berry in the mile and three handicap for three-year-olds at Killarney.

She was easy enough to back at the track from 5/1 to an SP of 6/1, but relished the step up in trip having previously raced as far as a mile.

The daughter of Cape Cross travelled strongly off the pace set by Daft Dave At the two pole she was manoeuvred into contention by Berry and the pair then went away a furlong out and won by three and three quarter lengths. Seeyouallincoppers came in second at 20/1 while Sharjah (7/1) took third. Island In The Sun was the 4/1 favourite for David Wachman and Wayne Lordan. She finished fifth, having been eighth a furlong out.

Trainer Tony Martin has been operating at a 33 per cent strike-rate in the last fortnight. This was his sixth winner in this period.

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
6/1
Tote €8.30 €3.00
2nd
3.75L
20/1
€8.30
3rd
3.5L
7/1
€2.20
4th
0.75L
20/1
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.