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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Sexton joins McGarvey in title race

Wed 9th Apr 2014, 15:37

Rightville Boy (Kevin Sexton) leads over the lastRightville Boy (Kevin Sexton) leads over the last
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Kevin Sexton drew level with Jody McGarvey on the 19 winner mark in the claiming riders title race when Rightville Boy took the www.limerickraces.ie Handicap Hurdle.

The well-backed 4/1 chance (6/1 this morning and available at 9/2 on track) was prominent throughout and kept on gamely on the run-in for Sexton to just hold the late surge of Suffren by a short-head.

The runner-up can certainly be termed unlucky as he travelled better than anything when meeting the second last all wrong, and would have been up in another stride or two.

The pair pulled five and a half lengths clear of 2/1 favourite Count Salazar in third.

Winning trainer Paddy Neville, “He’s a lovely horse. It’s my own fault he ran badly at Gowran as I took a chance running him on the ground and he didn’t like it.

“I was going to let him off but it’s great to get a winner at your local track. We’ll see how he is after today and he might have another run.

“Kevin is a great lad. He rode a horse for me that ran badly at Christmas and I told him the next one I’d give him would be a proper ride.”

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

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.