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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Heffernan grabs the headlines with 674/1 treble

Fri 9th Dec 2022, 21:04

Sand Castle and Seamie HeffernanSand Castle and Seamie Heffernan
© Photo Healy Racing

Seamie Heffernan stole the limelight at Dundalk this evening with a 674/1 treble rounded off by a major gamble on Sand Castle in the concluding DundalkStadium.com Handicap.

The Adrian Murray-trained gelding was as big as 40/1 with some firms overnight and supported at all rates down including on track from 8/1 into 4/1 joint favourite.

Heffernan, who was also on the mark earlier in the evening aboard Catherine Of Siena (4/6fav) and 80/1 newcomer Charlisse sent the lightly-raced six-year-old to the front around halfway and, despite edging right from over a furlong out, kept on strongly in the closing stages. Princess Wannabe was three quarters of a length back in second with Matilda With Me another length and a quarter away in third.

Murray said, "He goes well here. It took me a long time to get him fit, I gave him a break last spring and I was the whole summer trying to get him fit. He was bouncing coming today and I couldn't have been happier with him.

“I think he's more of a summer horse and he could mix it on the Flat and over hurdles.

“He'll come back here again and might go to Leopardstown at Christmas for a maiden hurdle, to give him a spin and see how it goes.”

Quotes by Gary Carson

1st
4/1JFav
Tote €5.00 €1.80
2nd
0.75L
6/1
€3.30
3rd
1.25L
11/2
€2.30
4th
2.25L
25/1
bf
0.75L
4/1JFav
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.