Ambitious Fellow and Sam Ewing © Photo Healy Racing
Peter Fahey bagged his fourth winner of the week at Galway as Ambitious Fellow dug deep to land the spoils in the E110,000 BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle.
Sam Ewing went for a daring run up the inner going to the second last in the two-mile-six contest and jumped the penultimate flight along with Bugs Moran
The pair settled down to fight it out from the last with Ambitious Fellow answering every call and asserting close home for a three-parts-of-a-length win at odds of 14/1.
It was a fifth career success for the Fame And Glory gelding who had been third to Winter Fog in a conditions hurdle at Cork on his last outing.
"Sam made a good move to nip up the inner before coming down the hill and it could have been the winning and losing of it. It was a brave move but it worked out great for him,” said Fahey.
"He lost his form a little bit but had an issue after he ran at Limerick last year and it took him a while to get back right. He had a lovely run the last day when he was completely wrong at the weights, but it gave him confidence coming here.
"I was worried about the ground but it worked out great."
“Tthere are four involved in the OGB Partnership including Ber (wife) and after he won a bumper we brought him to the sales but couldn't get anyone to buy him. We brought him home and he has now won at the Punchestown festival and has landed a big pot today.
"We had four winners last year, we've had good old craic again and it has been brilliant."
(Quotes by Tom Weekes)
