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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Seefood tops the menu at Ballinrobe

Tue 23rd Sep 2014, 18:14

Seefood (Barry Geraghty) jumps the lastSeefood (Barry Geraghty) jumps the last
© Photo Healy Racing

The Ballinrobe Race Committee Chase looked a match beforehand between Seefood and Rough Justice and so it proved with the former justifying evens favouritism.

Rough Justice (5/4) was bidding for a hat-trick having added to a Sligo maiden hurdle win by scoring on his chase debut over course and distance last month.

However Seefood, successful himself over fences at Kilbeggan last month, took a narrow lead over the penultimate fence, and was about a length up when Rough Justice lost any chance by stumbling badly on landing after the last.

This left Barry Geraghty to come home at his leisure on the Dessie Hughes-trained gelding for a 20 lengths verdict, with Playtime Ben in third spot.

Geraghty said, “The day I fell off him at Kilbeggan, the ground was on the quick side and I was forcing him all the way and he wants a slight ease.

"He was a good hurdler who is making into a chaser now but might possibly run out of ground in Ireland now. I wouldn't imagine he'll run in December on heavy ground. He's a nice horse and did it well."

(TW & AM)

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.