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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

King doubles up on General Idea in claimer

Tue 12th Sep 2023, 18:46

General Idea stretches awayGeneral Idea stretches away
© Photo Healy Racing

A drop into claiming company worked the oracle for General Idea (9/2) in Laytown.

The four-year-old gelding closed a quarter of a mile out and worked his way to the front approaching the final furlong.

He kept on well in the final furlong to open up by three and a-half lengths for Daniel King who partnered his second winner on the card having scored on Jered Maddox in the preceding race. Yester the 3/1 favourite, couldn't go with the winner once headed and had to settle for second. Red Cymbal was another half a length back in third at 14/1.

Trainer Adrian Joyce said: "He's a lovely horse and he worked really well the other morning and I would have been shocked if he didn't win the likes of this.

"He has been rated a lot higher, but at this level he is well able.

"His last two runs weren't too bad - the last day he was kind of taken out of it early in the race and he stayed on well and he was only beaten two and a-quarter lengths or that.

"We are probably going to lose him but, if not, he'll love Dundalk. There's a race there on the 22nd for him, I was kind of looking at that for him already. We'll put in a claim for him and see if we can get him back."

General Idea was claimed by Ian Patrick Donoghue, while Yester was the subject of a friendly claim by James McAuley. McAuley claimed third-placed Red Cymbal.

1st
9/2
Tote €5.50 €1.50
2nd
3.5L
3/1Fav
€1.60
3rd
0.5L
14/1
€4.10
4th
3.25L
16/1
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.