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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Camorra impresses on favoured soft ground

Sat 17th Oct 2020, 17:42

Camorra stretches clear for Sam EwingCamorra stretches clear for Sam Ewing
© Photo Healy Racing

Camorra a maiden winner on debut at Killarney last year, regained the winning thread when defying top-weight in the Manguard Plus Handicap at Leopardstown.

Trained by Ger Lyons and sporting the familiar blue and white silks of Sean Jones, the well-supported 11/2 chance quickened up impressively on the far rail a furlong out under talented apprentice Sam Ewing.

He stretched clear inside the final furlong to beat Vischio by five lengths, with Son Of Hypnos finding no extra a further three quarters of a length back in third.

Lyons was represented by his brother and assistant Shane who said, “He’s a horse that was meant to go to Hong Kong but needs that ground. He travelled all the way around.

“Sam gave him a lovely ride and he showed a nice turn of foot to take it up. The ground is important and it’s just nice soft ground.

“He’s a lovely framed horse and will be a lovely four-year-old. That will probably be it for this year and he’ll be a nice horse for the spring. He’ll stay a bit further.”

1st
11/2
Tote €7.80 €1.80
2nd
5L
12/1
€3.60
3rd
0.75L
6/1
€1.70
4th
nk
17/2
€2.70
bf
nose
5/1Fav
About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.