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Welcome winner for Rogers as Hayes lands 77/1 brace

Tue 18th Sep 2018, 18:18

Gentle J and Chris Hayes winning easily for trainer Harry Rogers Gentle J and Chris Hayes winning easily for trainer Harry Rogers
© Photo Healy Racing

In the words of commentator Jerry Hannon Gentil J came from “way off the pace and stormed to the front,” as Chris Hayes completed a 77/1 Galway double in the James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap.

This was over barring something untoward happening once Hayes set Gentil J alight from over two furlongs out.

Hayes earlier prevailed by a head on Jarlath Fahey’s Dream Walker but on Gentil J he had seven lengths in hand at the finish, over Insignia Of Rank

 

Said Rogers, after landing his first winner this Flat season: "I didn't think there'd be a winner this year but you never know.

"She has the ability and dropped down to a mark.. that she'll never see again for a while! But she won and hopefully she'll go to Cork where there's a fillies race for her.

"We thought she had a chance at Listowel where we put blinkers on her but she didn't raise a gallop. She loves that heavy ground."

(TW & EM)

1st
12/1
Tote €14.10 €3.00
2nd
7L
8/1
€2.00
3rd
4.25L
5/1
€1.10
4th
6L
12/1
€2.20
bf
0.5L
4/1Fav