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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Horgan earns plaudits for ride on Trishuli River

Fri 24th Nov 2023, 19:10

Trishuli River, blue with white stars, wins by a headTrishuli River, blue with white stars, wins by a head
© Photo Healy Racing

Hugh Horgan weaved a passage through on first-reserve Trishuli River to land the apprentice handicap in Dundalk.

The 14/1 shot made headway between horses a furlong down and finished well when she hit the front over a 100 yards out. She beat Feature This (5/1) by a head with Indiana Grey (16/1) a length and a-quarter away in third.

Trainer Shane Crawley said: "This lad (Horgan) can ride, he is very strong in a finish too. When you weigh out with him, you have confidence in him. He knows what he is about and he can talk through a race and he has a plan going out. He gives a trainer great confidence, I think.

"She had a good run over seven two runs back and we had a bad draw the last day. The draw is crucial around here.

"Great win for the stallion, Poet's Word, as well. It is seemingly his first winner in Ireland. He has a great strike record in England.

"Ado (McGuinness trainer of Fahari who was a non runner) phoned me at 9.45am and I am only 40 minutes up the road. Whenever you get the chance to run here - it is so competitive and the ballots and everything - you run as long as they are right.

"I think more of the same for her and I think we will stick to the mile."

1st
14/1
Tote €17.10 €4.50
2nd
hd
5/1
€2.00
3rd
1.25L
16/1
€4.30
4th
0.75L
11/1
bf
1L
18/5Fav
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.