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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Earl Of Tyrone looks Ebor bound after easy win

Wed 1st Jun 2022, 19:43

Earl Of Tyrone and Billy Lee are clearEarl Of Tyrone and Billy Lee are clear
© Photo Healy Racing

Earl Of Tyrone was all the rage for the €50,000 Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Handicap and the 11/8 favourite justified the confidence in no uncertain manner at the Curragh.

The Paddy Twomey-trained gelding was available at 9/2 overnight and was backed down at all rates to follow up an easy win at Bellewstown in April.

Billy Lee had the four-year-old son of Australia prominent throughout and he took control from a quarter mile out in this 1m6f event, staying on strongly to beat Moon Daisy by four lengths. Kazakdaria was a further length and a half back in third.

Shanroe won this last year before finishing a close fourth in the Ebor and Earl Of Tyrone is guaranteed a place in the big York handicap line-up with victory here.

Twomey said, "He's a nice horse, he's just filling out his frame. I thought the step up in trip might suit, the way he trains he's just a galloper.

“Any time we work him he works better than he did the last time and he's got physically stronger in the six weeks since Bellewstown. I was hopeful that he might run a good race.

“He's got a slot in the Ebor now and I'd say we might look at taking it.

“Obviously the €600,000 Irish Cesarewitch here at the end of the year is very attractive as well.”

Sponsors Sky Bet go 8/1 about Earl Of Tyrone for the Ebor.

Quotes by Gary Carson

1st
11/8Fav
Tote €2.38 €1.20
2nd
4L
33/1
€5.80
3rd
1.5L
11/1
€3.70
4th
1.75L
17/2
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.