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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Listen Dear routs her opposition

Sun 14th Jun 2015, 18:34

Listen Dear hacks up in Downpatrick's bumperListen Dear hacks up in Downpatrick's bumper
© Photo Healy Racing

Listen Dear made all in Downpatrick's bumper to give Willie and Patrick Mullins a winner on the card.

The mare, owned by the Supreme Horse Racing Club, clearly relished the good ground on offer and pulled well clear of her rivals. At the two furlong pole the race was over and she coasted in by 37 lengths at odds of 7/2. Touch A Million (11/2) kept on to take second. He was eight lengths ahead of Monlough Girl in third at 33/1. Catch A Lucky Star the 3/1 favourite, came home sixth.

There was a morning price gamble on Man Of The Cloth from 20/1 to 7/1 before going off at 8/1. However, he finished seventh.

Patrick Mullins said: "I didn't realise I was so far clear. She's only small - 15.2 or 15.3 - and the ground was too soft on her other runs. She just has one gallop so I let her roll. She's very tough.

"With the change of tactics who knows how good she could be. She was second in a point-to-point so jumps a fence."

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.