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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Soffia wins one of Lynam's favourite races

Sat 23rd Jun 2018, 15:49

Soffia moves ahead of AbstractionSoffia moves ahead of Abstraction
© Photo Healy Racing

Soffia (3/1) collared Abstraction in the closing stages to land the five furlong handicap at Down Royal for Eddie Lynam for the third year in a row.

Abstraction made a bold bid to land the spoils but came back to Soffia and went down by two and a quarter lengths at 5/1. Nigg Bay the 9/4 favourite, was a length and a half further back in third.

Jockey Robbie Downey said: "The horses are starting to hit form now so hopefully thats the first of a couple of winners now.

"I thought for the horses she beat in the Curragh it was probably a high enough mark but she coped with it today anyway. She was even a little bit green today.

"They go a good gallop (down the hill) and you cross the road and then you have the elbow as well. It takes a horse that knows its job.

"Yeah (I thought I would catch Abstraction), she just took her time to get rolling. We went a good gallop and Abstraction came back to us."

1st
3/1
Tote €2.50 €1.40
2nd
1.25L
5/1
€2.30
3rd
1.5L
9/4Fav
€1.02
4th
0.5L
25/1
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.