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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Dont Kick Nor Bite gives McManus a treble

Sun 4th Jun 2017, 15:52

Dont Kick Nor Bite leads Miss Sapphire over the last in KilbegganDont Kick Nor Bite leads Miss Sapphire over the last in Kilbeggan
© Photo Healy Racing

Dont Kick Nor Bite gave owner JP McManus a treble at Kilbeggan when she scored in the third race on the card - the Bloomfield House Hotel Mares Hurdle.

Robert Tyner 's six-year-old eased into the lead after four out when front-running Cotton Jenny s petrol ran out.

She had the 7/4 favourite Miss Sapphire on her heels though.

Miss Sapphire made a slight mistake at the third last as Dont Kick Nor Bite and Mark Walsh kept up the gallop.

Try as the favourite might, she couldn't get on terms with the winner who saw her off by three parts of a length at 9/4.

Frank Berry, racing manager for JP McManus, said: “She jumped well and stayed well, and just got a bit tired after the last. We’ll try to find another one of those for her, and she will mix it between hurdles and fences.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

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.