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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Coen at double aboard En Or

Thu 5th Sep 2024, 19:16

 En Or, left, finishes strongly En Or, left, finishes strongly
© Photo Healy Racing

En Or came from last to first in the extended two-mile Camida Advantage Tipperary Cup Handicap at Clonmel to plunder a double for jockey Ben Coen.

The six-year-old gelding dropped to rear and looked to have plenty of work to do a furlong and a-half from home.

Coen soon got after him and the pair availed of a seam along the inner to make good headway a furlong out.

Forward momentum continued as they picked it up in the final 150 yards and sailed on well to win by a growing two and a-half lengths at 8/1 for Cathy O'Leary. Jabbar took second at 7/2.

O'Leary led up the winner and winning owner John Hartnett reported: "We came in from San Francisco two days ago and live in Silicon Valley.

"I'm originally from Limerick and we have a house in north Tipperary, so to win the Tipperary Cup is brilliant."

He added: "We were excited for the race, it was a great run and Ben played the cards he had planned to.

"The horse ran out of steam at Galway the last day, but I think he lost a few pounds and is doing well now. He came in really well at the end of today's race."

Coen also struck in race three on Bizarre Dreams for Johnny Murtagh.

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

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.