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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Gold Speed shows plenty of dash in Navan

Sat 28th Sep 2019, 18:29

Gold Speed in control close homeGold Speed in control close home
© Photo Healy Racing

Gold Speed was another front-running winner in Navan as he shot clear in the final furlong of the bumper.

Derek O'Connor 's mount had plenty in the tank as he showed a good turn of foot to put the race away passing the furlong pole.

He readily stretched away and took the honours by two and a half lengths at 5/1. Bombay Blue finished second at 10/1 and he was two lengths in front of Dads Lad at 8/1.

Trainer Adrian Murray said: “He was very good. We've always thought plenty of this fella.

“He had a couple of setbacks but he needed all the time he got. He's a big leggy horse, he's six-year-old now and I'd say he's still strengthening up. He's not the full horse yet.

“He had a lovely run in Listowel. We gave him plenty of time.

“He'll go for a maiden hurdle now. Win, lose or draw today he was going to go hurdling.

“We'll enter him up in a month's time all going well, if he's okay.

“He loved that kind of ground. I wouldn't like to run him on real heavy winter ground, not yet anyway.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

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.