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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Punters Callthebarman to toast success

Sat 28th Sep 2019, 14:54

Callthebarman and Jonathan Moore taste victory in NavanCallthebarman and Jonathan Moore taste victory in Navan
© Photo Healy Racing

The drinks are on Callthebarman who brought up plenty of bets in the Meath Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle in Navan.

Jonathan Moore soon sent him into the lead and the pair took a length out of the pursuers coming to the second last.

A lovely, nimble jump at the last sealed the deal as both Iamastartoo (in second) and Here For The Craic (in third) made mistakes.

Callthebarman was driven out to score by four and a half lengths. He went off 11/2 favourite having been 12/1 in the morning and 7/1 on opening show.

Iamastartoo finished second at 6/1. Ballydunblaze came through for third at 20/1 with Important Message fourth at 16/1 in this 18-runner handicap.

“He deserved that, he had been running well,” said Gavin Cromwell.

“I got teased into running him back too soon a couple of times but I gave him a chance there on the good ground.

“He'll stay two-and-a-half but I said on a track like this, over two miles, we'd make a bit of use of him.

“He's ground dependent, so we'll see. It's the end of September but Political Policy won in December last year and he's a proper, good-ground horse.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
11/2Fav
Tote €6.50 €1.90
2nd
4.5L
6/1
€1.40
3rd
2.75L
20/1
€4.80
4th
0.75L
16/1
€5.70
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.