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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

One out of one for new trainer Coyle!

Mon 22nd Jun 2015, 19:38

Dunroe Boy, right, surges past Dedoctorsdaughter close home Dunroe Boy, right, surges past Dedoctorsdaughter close home
© Photo Healy Racing

The combination of one horse running out of petrol close home while another stays on strongly was seen in Kilbeggan as Dunroe Boy got up to take the spoils from Dedoctorsdaughter

Brian Cawley and Dedoctorsdaughter (9/2) looked to have the race at their mercy over the last but the gauge was empty approaching the line as Dunroe Boy and Paul Power galloped past him to win by half a length at 16/1. Top Of The Town (10/1) and Miss Peacetime (9/2) completed the placings in third and fourth respectively.

Trainer Thomas Coyle (28), who was saddling his first runner, said: "I always thought he had a bit of a chance. He ran in a good point-to-point the last day when Paul got a good tune out of him. I've had him all this season point-to-pointing. The ground was too soft for him early on but his best run was his last on good ground.

"I thought he had a sporting chance but it's a bit surreal to be honest. In fairness to the Turf Club I needed the licence in a rush and thankfully it came through last week. This one will be better over fences.

"I've five in for the summer. I train in Batterstown, Co Meath. I rode eight point-to-point winners for Eddie Cawley. I met Paul Power on the licensing course. I worked in Eddie Cawley's with Robert Connolly who is a son of Dunroe Boy's owner Thomas Connolly."

The winner had been supported from 20/1 to 10/1 before racing began this evening.

Jockey Paul Power also has his first runner as a trainer this evening - Game Puppeteer in the bumper.

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

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.