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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Stay Humble wins well for O'Farrell and Mullins

Sat 16th Jun 2018, 18:48

Willie MullinsWillie Mullins
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Stay Humble had been a beaten odds-on favourite three times in a row before today but made no mistake in the ladies' bumper at Downpatrick.

Katie O'Farrell 's mount was too strong for the opposition at the business end as he drew three and a half lengths clear.

He was the 5/4 favourite and was chased home by his main market rival Global Jackpot (2/1). Happy Lad outran his 33/1 odds to finish a neck off Global Jackpot.

Katie O'Farrell said: "Those races are never straightforward no matter what they look like on paper. Bumpers are hard to win. He was very good and he stuck at it well

"Willie (Mullins) wanted me to be up there and positive. He said sometimes a lot of people think they are going to go on and then you get left behind. I said I would ride him good and positive, he's not the quickest in the world but he stays going all day."

And on her alliance with Mullins, she added: "Long may any success continue but I've been with Willie a good while now and have a good strike rate with him.

"It's great to get a winner especially in these colours (Andrea & Graham Wylie)."

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.