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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Scholastic takes honours in Limerick

Fri 17th Jul 2020, 17:20

Scholastic, right, gets the better of Ya Ya BabyScholastic, right, gets the better of Ya Ya Baby
© Photo Healy Racing

Joseph O'Brien's Scholastic came out on the right side of a battle with Ya Ya Baby in the Askeaton Handicap at Limerick.

This race was over a mile and the pair locked horned a furlong and a half down.

It was Scholastic who stayed on the stronger close home to post a success by three parts of a length.

The 11/4 favourite Ya Ya Baby, with 10 stone on her back, only gave best late on. Divine Celt couldn't lay a glove on the aforementioned pair but did keep on for third, beaten three lengths by the winner.

Assistant trainer Brendan Powell said: "Shane (Crosse) said she loved coming down the outside and won nicely enough after a bit of a battle with the second.

"You'd imagine she'll stay further but has been running over a mile. It's only her third start for us and the drying ground would be a help to her, she's only a small filly but bounced off it."

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

1st
9/1
Tote €11.60 €2.10
2nd
0.75L
11/4Fav
€1.02
3rd
2.25L
4/1
€1.30
4th
0.5L
20/1
€3.50
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.