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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Lucky Pat wins on his way to a chasing career

Sat 2nd Aug 2014, 19:11

Lucky Pat and Declan Lavery win Galway's bumperLucky Pat and Declan Lavery win Galway's bumper
© Photo Healy Racing

Declan Lavery’s move to take a few lengths out of his rivals on the home bend reaped dividends as he guided Lucky Pat home in Galway’s bumper at 8/1.

Dot Love’s six-year-old gelding was always in and around the lead, but asserted entering the straight and held a clear advantage at the furlong pole. Double Speak at 10/1 kept on well to close to within a length and three parts at the line. Another closer was Fill Your Hands (11/2) who was three parts of a length away in third.

Dot Love said: “We thought he would run a big race here on Monday [sixth in the bumper then], but everything went wrong. The false start upset him, but he actually ran well. I was a bit nervous the ground had changed, but we had great hopes for him.

“We’ll consult Martin (Carey, owner), but I’d say he’s too good a jumper to go hurdling. I’d say he might go chasing straight away, he’s a magnificent jumper.”

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
8/1
Tote €7.30 €2.20
2nd
1.75L
10/1
€3.50
3rd
0.75L
11/2
€1.80
4th
3.75L
8/1
bf
0.5L
9/10Fav
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.