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The Abbey seals Elliott's across-the-card treble

The Abbey, far side, wins a thriller from number 10 Nudge The JudgeThe Abbey, far side, wins a thriller from number 10 Nudge The Judge
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The Abbey defied top weight of 10-2 to land the first split of the mile and six handicap in Killarney by the narrowest margin.

The 9/2 joint favourite made good progress along the rail to hit the front racing past the furlong pole.

He was soon ridden by Leigh Roche and kept on as Nudge The Judge joined issue in the final 100 yards.

The pair fought their way to the line and The Abbey got the verdict by a nose from the 11/1 runner-up. Differentiate (17/2) finished strongly for third, half a length back.

This gave trainer Gordon Elliott and across-the-card treble as The Very Man and Make My Heart Fly were successful in the National Hunt card at Roscommon in the afternoon.

1st
9/2JFav
Tote €5.50 €2.10
2nd
nose
11/1
€3.50
3rd
0.5L
17/2
€2.00
4th
0.5L
7/1
bf
4.25L
Yug (FR) (10)
9/2JFav
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.