Phew! Odds-on handicap snip squeaks home thanks to Darragh O'Keeffe
Those who like trying to buy money were made to sweat buckets before collecting on recent chase winner Thatbeatsbanagher after the six-year-old was backed into 8-13 from evens.
Punters clearly latched on to connections looking to take advantage of his hurdle rating being 24lb lower than his revised mark over fences after a smooth win in the retained first-time blinkers in a handicap chase at Killarney 11 days earlier.
Darragh O'Keeffe earned his winning percentage as he lifted home the JP McManus-owned Thatbeatsbanagher to hold off Naturally Blond by a short-head in a division of the 2m5f handicap hurdle and continue his strong start to the new season with a fifth winner and fourth for successful trainer Enda Bolger.
Read the full story
Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.
Subscribe to unlock
- Racing Post digital newspaper (worth over £100 per month)
- Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing
- Expert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul Kealy
- Replays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecourses
- Form study tools including the Pro Card and Horse Tracker
- Extensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales data
Already a subscriber?Log in
Published on inReports
Last updated
Copy- Hereford: 'He's going great guns' - another winner for in-form Freddie Gordon as Mister Upton impresses
- Hexham: 'The horses seem to run well here' - Forest Blaze bolsters Mark Walford's impressive track record
- Fontwell: 'It's the game I love and there's nothing like it' - Henrietta Knight enjoys first jumps winner since 2015
- Uttoxeter: emotional victory for connections as Jingko Blue makes perfect start to chasing career with emphatic win
- Punchestown: 'It's a great start' - Dancing City cut to 6-1 for the Brown Advisory after successful chasing debut
- Hereford: 'He's going great guns' - another winner for in-form Freddie Gordon as Mister Upton impresses
- Hexham: 'The horses seem to run well here' - Forest Blaze bolsters Mark Walford's impressive track record
- Fontwell: 'It's the game I love and there's nothing like it' - Henrietta Knight enjoys first jumps winner since 2015
- Uttoxeter: emotional victory for connections as Jingko Blue makes perfect start to chasing career with emphatic win
- Punchestown: 'It's a great start' - Dancing City cut to 6-1 for the Brown Advisory after successful chasing debut