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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Fairview is a Star today

Sun 12th May 2013, 17:23

Fairview Star and Declan McDonogh at Leopardstown Fairview Star and Declan McDonogh at Leopardstown
© Photo Healy Racing

Another battling performance by a frontrunner at Leopardstown was rewarded as rank outsider Fairview Star made a mockery of his 20/1 odds at Leopardstown.

The Eoin Griffin-trained seven-year-old made the journey up from Kilkenny and made all in the mile and a half handicap ably assisted by Declan McDonogh.

He fended off 6/1 shot Aladdins Cave by half a length with a further length and a quarter back to Beach Of Falesa (11/2) in third.

Beach Of Falesa looked like she would throw down the gauntlet in the final furlong but she couldn’t quite get on terms with the front two. She had been 16/1 in morning trading and was supported from 7/1 to 11/2 at the track.

Eoin Griffin’s dad Sean was representing him today and he said: “He’ll run over hurdles next. He would like better ground and has been running well at Dundalk.

“When he gets his coat he’ll be good. Eoin has about 20 horses in for racing. They are mostly jumpers and are all good ground horses so here’s hoping for a dry summer.”

Owner Dervill Dolan from Offaly was in attendance in the winners’ enclosure.

1st
20/1
Tote €28.50 €5.40
2nd
0.5L
6/1
€2.40
3rd
1.25L
11/2
€1.90
4th
1.25L
4/1
bf
nk
7/2JFav
bf
3.5L
7/2JFav
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.