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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Captain Jimmy a ready winner under Donovan

Sun 24th Oct 2021, 15:27

Captain Jimmy, black and red, about to ease into the lead after the lastCaptain Jimmy, black and red, about to ease into the lead after the last
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Captain Jimmy turned the extended two and three quarter mile handicap chase in Galway into a procession to the delight of favourite backers.

He tanked into contention in third racing to the final two fences in the dip and surged past last year's winner Rock On Barney after the final fence.

He soon eased clear under a confident Philip Donovan and took the honours by an easy nine and a half lengths at 3/1 for Galway trainer Pat Kelly. Classic Concorde was a remote second at 18/1 and was 12 lengths in front of Sanibel Island (11/1) as the field came home at big intervals.

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.