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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

No Pressure Pat eyes hat-trick in north

Sun 29th Oct 2017, 15:14

No Pressure Pat sees off Dromore LadNo Pressure Pat sees off Dromore Lad
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No Pressure Pat found plenty for pressure to edge out Dromore Lad in the three mile handicap hurdle at Wexford.

He was ridden along by Cillin Leonard before the second last upsides Dromore Lad.

The two had the race to themselves on the run to the final flight where No Pressure Pat grabbed a narrow lead.

Dromore Lad (7/2) rallied on the run-in but Leonard drove the 11/4 favourite up by a head. Ancient Empire (13/2) was seven and a half lengths back in third.

Handler Pat Fahy said: "He is progressing. Maybe they were only hacking there, he never got tired but he nearly got done for a bit of toe. Maybe he needs more of a gallop to burn them off a bit more.

"I might run him again next Friday in Down Royal in another three-mile race, if he comes out of this well. I'll give him a nice break then after that.

"If we run him again so soon he'll do nothing in between but if we give him three weeks of a break we'll have to work him hard to get him back to fitness. It's a catch-22.

Both No Pressure Pat and Dromore Lad arrived today on the back of victories at Tipperary and Fairyhouse respectively.

Additional reporting by Donal Murphy

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.