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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Angostura lands the odds with minimum of fuss

Sat 9th Mar 2024, 14:40

Angostura clips the last but is nicely clearAngostura clips the last but is nicely clear
© Photo Healy Racing

Jack Kennedy kept it simple aboard 2/5 favourite Angostura in the opening maiden hurdle at Gowran Park.

The market fully expected Gordon Elliott's five-year-old gelding to improve upon a very promising runner-up berth on hurdle debut at Navan, and he was far from inconvenienced in doing so in a race that very few horses landed a blow.

He raced at the head of affairs from Tranquil Sea and he increased his lead before the straight. The leader was a little hesitant over two out but had Tranquil Sea under pressure on the run to the last.

The favourite asserted before the last, which he clipped, and he coasted in by a decisive five lengths. Tranquil Sea (11/4) was some 13 lengths clear of third-placed Moudan (66/1).

Kennedy said: “He was a little bit green in front, but has done it very nicely. He’s a nice horse and there should be plenty of days with him.

“The ground is very testing, its holding. He got through it, but would prefer it a bit nicer.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
2/5Fav
Tote €1.40 €1.10
2nd
5L
11/4
€1.10
3rd
13L
66/1
€10.20
4th
4.5L
150/1
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.