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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Elliott at double with Dee Capo

Tue 3rd Oct 2023, 17:45

Dee Capo comes home clear for Harry SwanDee Capo comes home clear for Harry Swan
© Photo Healy Racing

Dee Capo bounced back from a below-par fifth on seasonal reappearance at Navan to sweep home in the bumper at Galway in the second leg of a Gordon Elliott double.

Harry Swan drove him on from Sattam with over a furlong and a-half to race and the Maxios gelding looked to have that rival beaten as they entered the final furlong.

The testing ground was tough going for these four-year-olds, but Dee Capo was kept up to his work by Swan to forge on by eight and a-half lengths at 10/3. River Robe (8/1) came through for second, without landing a glove on the winner, and was six-and-a-half-lengths clear of a tiring 13/8 favourite Sattam.

Swan said: "I'd say he definitely needed the run in Navan and is probably still a big baby. It worked out well, we went a nice gallop and he'll improve again off that.

"He is a big staying chaser and for those type of horses it often takes a couple of runs. I'm delighted with him and he'll probably go hurdling now - he might be a very nice horse."

Elliott took the preceding race on the card with Pats Choice ridden by Jack Kennedy.

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.