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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Impressive Vic cruises home in bumper

Sat 4th Jan 2014, 16:02

Vicangelome (David O'Leary) takes the bumper in runaway fashionVicangelome (David O'Leary) takes the bumper in runaway fashion
© Photo Healy Racing

Vicangelome justified very good support when taking the McCarthy Insurance Group-sponsored bumper in effortless style at Cork.

The Robert Tyner-trained gelding was runner-up in a Tallow point-to-point last spring but cut little ice when switched to the track in a Navan maiden hurdle last month.

However a big run was expected in this weak-looking bumper and, having been available at 6/1 this morning, was backed from 11/4 down to 2/1 favourite on course.

That confidence was bang on target as the five-year-old Laveron gelding gave David O’Leary an armchair ride.

His only decision was when to go on as the strong-running gelding pulled double, and he cruised clear in the final furlong to beat Perfect Promise by a facile ten lengths. Amron Prince was a further five and a half lengths back in third.

Tyner said, “He was very impressive. We took him to Newbury for a bumper sales race last year but unfortunately it was called off with snow. I think we were unlucky and that proved it today.

“He was bought at Doncaster as an unbroken three-year-old to replace One In A Milan which the (Cork-based One In A Million) syndicate sold. He seems to handle soft very well. I don’t know what we’ll do next.”

Tyner has never had a runner in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival and was non-committal about whether this gelding could be good enough to make the trip.

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.