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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

A Beau double for Elliott and Kennedy

Fri 17th Jun 2016, 21:33

Beau Et Sublime in winning form at Down RoyalBeau Et Sublime in winning form at Down Royal
© Photo Healy Racing

Beau Et Sublime brought up a Down Royal double for Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy when winning a thrilling finish to the beginners' chase.

The end of this two and a half mile contest was fought out by the 13/8 joint favourites - Beau Et Sublime and The Herds Garden

French-bred Beau Et Sublime was strongly pressed after the last by The Herds Garden and was all out to cling on by a neck.

The runner-up made a bad mistake at the sixth but crept into the race and was doing his best work at the end, under Sean Flanagan, but came up just short.

Jack Kennedy said: "Brilliant round of jumping, he never put a foot wrong. He jumped well the last day in Clonmel. He did it well, he was gutsy, he kept going. He has loads of scope over fences."

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.