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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Sea The Sunset shines in the north

Fri 6th Oct 2023, 18:01

Sea The Sunset and Shane FitzgeraldSea The Sunset and Shane Fitzgerald
© Photo Healy Racing

Sea The Sunset posted a five-length victory in the hands of Shane Fitzgerald in the Racing TV Handicap Hurdle at Downpatrick.

John Morrison 's 12/1 shot raced in third and improved a place before the penultimate flight.

He grabbed the lead before the last and powered up the hill for a comfortable success. Skip Mahler (7/2) could make no impression in second, but was six lengths clear of 11/4 favourite Fassbender

Fitzgerald said: "He did it very well, he jumped super the whole way.

"He had a good run in Navan the last day and is a nice horse going forward.

"I travelled away well - Danny (Mullins on Monoxide went a good gallop but, to be fair, he toughed it out and was good.

"I think so (go on soft ground during the winter), but we'll see what John says himself."

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.