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Flynn & Donaghue-Leahy also double up at Dundalk

Not Just Any Eagle (right) beats San Andreas  Not Just Any Eagle (right) beats San Andreas
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Successful earlier with Tudor Manor Pat Flynn and Robyn Donaghue-Leahy doubled up when Not Just Any Eagle (7/1) notched his third win of the year in the William Hill Top Price Guarantee Rated Race. 

Successful when last seen at Tipperary in August, Catherine Flynn's four-year-old was a little keen behind a steady pace and the winning rider decided to move him up to dispute the lead half a mile from home.

Ridden to lead over a furlong out, he stayed on well to score by half a length from San Andreas  

Donaghue-Leahy, for whom it was a first double, said: "He was more keen to get prominent than I was (at the 4f pole)! 

"They went steady enough, I think, and he does stay a lot further. He likes to bowl along, same in Tipperary where they went a savage gallop and he picks it up and he goes for home. 

"He probably idles a little bit in front, but found plenty. 

"After a lay-off like that, we were wondering might he be short a piece of work - clearly, he is not! 

"He did it very well and he'll surely improve from it." 

Quotes from Michael Graham

About Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.

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