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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Progressive Darver Star completes a hat-trick

Wed 11th Sep 2019, 18:19

Darver Star leads Doctor Duffy over the lastDarver Star leads Doctor Duffy over the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Darver Star continued on a highly progressive upward curve by completing a hat-trick in the Ballygarry House Hotel Novice Hurdle at Listowel.

The Kalanisi gelding won a handicap at Wexford last spring off a mark of just 106 but such has been his improvement in the meantime that he currently holds a rating of 145 and made it three wins in the space of a month. Think Positive made the running in this 2m4f event but there was little doubt about the outcome after Jonathan Moore sent the well-backed evens favourite (from 11/8) to the front before two out.

The seven-year-old was just pushed out on the run-in to beat Doctor Duffy by a comfortable three lengths, with Ash Hill another five and a half lengths away in third.

Winning trainer Gavin Cromwell said, “He was supposed to win on ratings and it was a good performance. I don’t know if he really enjoyed that ground but he got away with it.

“When he jumps a fence he might improve again, and there is a good chance he could go chasing this season.”

About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.