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Doyle enhances her Ballinrobe bumper record

Bois De Clamart comes home well clearBois De Clamart comes home well clear
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Liz Doyle certainly knows what is required to win a Ballinrobe bumper and unleashed newcomer Bois De Clamart to get off the mark this evening.

The 12/1 chance moved to the head of affairs over a quarter of a mile out and was clear entering the home straight.

The French-bred gelding was ridden in the final furlong to go and win his race and duly came in an impressive 10 lengths to the good. Jackson Hill (3/1) took second ahead of Young Dev at 20/1. The latter was the subject of support from 50/1 during the day.

Liz Doyle said: "He's (jockey Sean O'Keefe) going to be very, very good. He's flying at the points.

"I bought him as a foal and he won his two schooling races — a hurdle and a bumper.

"I really fancied him today. I knew he'd love the ground and we like him an awful lot.

"It's a long way from Ballinrobe to Wexford so I don't come unless we have a fair old chance and he's done it really well.

"It was a beautiful ride and he's a very good kid.

"I own him half shares with an English owner of mine so it's all good."

Doyle now has a record of three winners from four runners in bumpers at Ballinrobe in the past five years.

This was O'Keefe's second track victory.

Additional reporting by Eamonn Murphy

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.