O'Neill loses his whip but keeps his cool to maintain fine progress

Graham Gibbons: rode a winner after originally being announced as not ridingCredit: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)

It has been a good few days for apprentice Ger O'Neill, 19, for he rode the fourth winner of his career – the third coming at Pontefract last Sunday – when partnering Mysterial to win the 1m2f handicap for his boss Declan Carroll.

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There was no danger of him being in trouble for overuse of his whip because it flew out of his hand with a furlong to run, but he drove his mount out with hands and heels to score by a length and a quarter.

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Colin Russell

Published on 28 July 2016inReports

Last updated 18:35, 27 July 2016

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