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Big Call handles the ground well to win for Crosse

Big Call (check cap) finishes strongly under Shane CrosseBig Call (check cap) finishes strongly under Shane Crosse
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Big Call (13/2 into 9/2 on course) powered home from well off the pace to land the Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter Maiden on his debut.

He hit the front inside the furlong marker and went away to beat the 11/8 favourite Hong Kong by three lengths, with Soul Seeker (5/1) another head away in third place.

Joseph O’Brien’s winner, by Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom and boasting an all-American pedigree, allayed any concerns that he might not appreciate the prevailing heavy ground.

"He was very impressive and we thought he might like the ground, said winning rider Shane Crosse.

"I settled him from a bad draw and you'd have to be impressed with the turn of foot he showed.

"He has a good brain and I can't see why he can't go for another one before the end of the year but if Joseph put him away and looked after him he could be one to look forward to for sure."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
9/2
Tote €5.90 €1.80
2nd
3L
11/8Fav
€1.02
3rd
hd
5/1
€1.80
4th
0.75L
10/1
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.