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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Gamble foiled as Yulong finds his Voice

Thu 21st Jul 2022, 20:09

Yulong Voice (left)Yulong Voice (left)
© Photo Healy Racing

Yulong Voice (5/1) registered a third career win today, as the Shane Nolan-trained gelding landed Limerick's D Pack Services Handicap Hurdle, in a race where a gamble on Grozni came unstuck.

Ridden by Shane Fitzgerald, five year old Yulong Voice improved to lead jumping the last and stayed on well for a two and a quarter lengths win over The Big Chap

A gamble on the Charles Byrnes-trained Grozni went uncharacteristically and badly astray. Backed from 16/1 this morning and 8/1 on the show, he was returned the 100/30 favourite (and 4.7 with Betfair).

Having his first run for Byrnes, Grozni was sluggish in rear and while in contention behind a wall of horses entering the home straight, dropped away to finish 16-lengths ninth, under a hands and heels ride.

Following the race Yulong Voice's trainer Nolan stated “that was great, we gave him a little break after his last run and freshened him up. He switched off well today, jumped well and when he switched off he is a different horse. Some days he is keen other days he isn't.

“I thought this race was a bit stronger than the one he won at Killarney last August and the nicer ground helped. I walked the track beforehand and thought there was a strip of ground on the inner which was quicker.

“He could go for a chase soon but we might wait to hopefully get one more hurdle out of him.”

About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.