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Brilliant bounces back to winning ways

Just Brilliant (blue) beats Kudbegood (far side)Just Brilliant (blue) beats Kudbegood (far side)
© Photo Healy Racing

The Sarah Lynam-trained Just Brilliant got home in a tight finish to the mile handicap at Dundalk.

The winner had been a drifter this morning, from 9/2 out to 13/2, but was well backed into 11/4 at the off.

Ben Coen produced his mount to challenge inside the final furlong and he edged ahead in the closing stages to post a neck success over Kudbegood

There was just a further head back to the third-placed Ranger Bob

Just Brilliant had been runner-up on his most recent outing at the track in November.

He was recording his first win since scoring on his debut for Peter Chapple-Hyam as a juvenile in October 2017.

Lynam, “He used to be racing against the likes of Roaring Lion and Masar and has come down a lot in the handicap. He was quite sulky when I got him and I probably overdid it sweetening him up.

“He warmed to the task a bit the last day and I was hopeful that he’d run well today.

“He’s quite keen and needs a decent pace but I think they slowed it down a bit. Hopefully there is another one in him and it’s a nice way to start the year.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
11/4Fav
Tote €3.30 €1.40
2nd
nk
9/2
€1.70
3rd
hd
33/1
€8.00
4th
0.5L
3/1
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.