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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Cromwell doubles up through Midnight It Is

Thu 26th Oct 2023, 17:55

Midnight It Is, left, scores by three lengthsMidnight It Is, left, scores by three lengths
© Photo Healy Racing

Gavin Cromwell doubled up at Clonmel through Midnight It Is in the concluding handicap chase.

The two fences in the straight were omitted from this extended two-and-a-half-mile contest due to low-lying sun and a whole host of horses turned for home with chances.

It was a long way home with the two fences ruled out and it was Midnight It Is who arrived on the scene swinging away a furlong and a half down.

He was shaken up inside the final furlong by Keith Donoghue and saw it out well to win by three lengths at 4/1.

Freddie Robal finished second at 17/2 and he was two-and-three-quarter-lengths clear of Carrolls Cottage (6/1).

Donoghue said: "He has been frustrating and we thought he'd have won over fences before now.

"I think he liked that ground well.

"It wasn't the strongest of races and he was down in distance which probably suited on that ground."

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

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.