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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Hennessy earns plaudits on Salt Lake City

Thu 24th Aug 2023, 18:41

Salt Lake City, second left, comes home bestSalt Lake City, second left, comes home best
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Salt Lake City picked up Listed honours for Aidan O'Brien in the Irish Stallion Farms Irish EBF Vincent O'Brien Ruby Stakes at Killarney.

The 5/1 shot tracked throughout over this extended mile trip and made progress for Killian Hennessy a quarter of a mile from home.

He maintained continuous headway to swoop close home by a head from Didn'thavemuchtodo at 9/2. Howyoulikethat (10/1) completed the placings in third.

Stable representative Chris Armstrong said: "He had a lovely run in the Minstrel Stakes, and he was a bit unlucky. He would have finished closer except that he just got held up at the wrong time. He went to Galway, and Galway just never happened for him as he just never handled the track.

"Aidan felt he would handle Killarney and Killian gave him a lovely ride. He kept it uncomplicated, floated around the bend, and just let him creep into it nicely.

"There’s only one winning post and he made sure he got the right one. It’s fantastic for Killian, he's well able to ride and it’s just getting the opportunities. Every opportunity Aidan has given him, he has delivered on this year, and he has a fair strike-rate.”

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.