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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Rory O'Moore gallops all over his rivals

Sun 7th Oct 2012, 18:41

Rory O'Moore enjoys himself at the head of proceedingsRory O'Moore enjoys himself at the head of proceedings
© Photo Healy Racing

Punters who backed front runners at Tipperary today were in clover as Rory O’Moore continued the trend and cantered in by 13 lengths for father and son Ronnie and Johnny O’Neill in the two mile bumper.

The seven-year-old gelding was coming off a break of 224 days, but stripped plenty fit enough to keep up the gallop all the way to the winning post.

The winner was a 4/1 chance in morning trading but was returned at an SP of 5/2. Kris Kindle on debut, took second for trainer Edmond Kent at 40/1 and she was 13 lengths in front of Tom Hogan’s Ardboe Abbey (17/2). It wasn’t a bad day for Hogan as his Gordon Lord Byron won the Group 1 Prix De La Foret at Longchamp.

“That’s Johnny’s third bumper win on him. He gets on great with him. He’s not the easiest of rides,” Ronnie O’Neill said.

“He galloped them into the ground. He likes to run away in front like a lot of the Stowaway’s [sire]. It would be stupid to hold him up.

“He’ll run in a maiden hurdle this day three weeks in Galway. Hopefully Andrew McNamara will ride. He’ll have no penalty in the race.”

Who’s Cross for Willie and Patrick Mullins was the 2/1 favourite, but he was struggling half a mile out and came home a well-beaten seventh.

(On course 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.