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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Treacy back from injury with a winner

Sun 6th Aug 2017, 17:52

Neverushacon, black with orange cap, on his way to victory in GalwayNeverushacon, black with orange cap, on his way to victory in Galway
© Photo Healy Racing

Ryan Treacy steered the strong-travelling Neverushacon home in the Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Chase for Jessica Harrington.

The pair set sail after the last but had Lucky Pat and Barry Browne in pursuit.

However, Neverushacon stuck to his task well in the final furlong and strode in by four lengths at 12/1.

The runner-up was also a 12/1 chance and he was 16 lengths in front of Attribution 5/1. Jack The Wire the 6/4 favourite, was well beaten in eighth but was found to be slightly lame behind post race.

Ryan Treacy said: "You couldn't ask for a better spin and he was great the whole way. It's nice to get a winner on my first day back. I've been out for eight weeks after injuring ,my shoulder at Kilbeggan."

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

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.