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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Lee boots home Rich Belief

Thu 4th Aug 2022, 20:55

Rich Belief in chargeRich Belief in charge
© Photo Healy Racing

Rich Belief grabbed his first victory on the Flat in Ireland when landing the concluding 1m7f handicap at Leopardstown.

The five-year-old gelding was produced by Billy Lee to lead rounding the home bend. He kept finding in the straight and put the race away by a length and a quarter to reward favourite backers who took the 7/4. Arabian King finished second at 9/1, half a length in front of recent Corinthian Challenge winner Takarengo (7/1).

Trainer Karl Thornton said: “It was very straightforward and there are no hard luck stories around a big track like this.

“If everything goes right he's not a bad horse on his day. The ground went for him in Galway and from the draw he got a bit crowded as well.

“He'll probably go to Perth now, there is a good hurdle there for him in nine days time.”

Rich Belief has also won twice over hurdles in Ireland in addition to a hurdle victory and a Flat success in Britain.

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
7/4Fav
Tote €2.75 €1.20
2nd
1.25L
9/1
€2.90
3rd
0.5L
7/1
€2.20
4th
0.75L
11/2
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.