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Harvey boots home another winner on Our Zebo

Our Zebo well in chargeOur Zebo well in charge
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Alex Harvey has enjoyed a productive couple of days in Tramore and supplemented yesterday's double with a victory on 7/2 joint favourite Our Zebo in the Anne Valley Walk Handicap Hurdle over an extended two-miles-five-furlongs.

Our Zebo's backers were on good terms with themselves as he powered to the front and readily asserted before two out. He soon ran away with the spoils and came in eased down by 11 lengths from Mother Ship (12/1). There was a further gap of three and three-quarter lengths back to third-placed Ilbdare (7/1).

Noel Kelly said: "He was always a nice horse at home, but he wasn't giving us all the effort that he should have. He is the best work horse that we've ever had on the beach.

"He is a real nice horse and thank God he won for Bosco (John O'Hagan), who is a real good owner.

"He was second there the last day at Downpatrick and I think dropping him out is the key to him. I'd say it's the only way to ride him.

"He is only six and the day he won his point-to-point he won it on the bridle. Hopefully, he'll keep improving .

"Alex Harvey is up with us a couple of days a week now and hopefully everything keeps going right for him too."

Additional reporting by Donal Murphy

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.