Byrnes strikes at the double with gambled on pair
Cyborg, trained by David Elsworth before joining Byrnes’ string, was backed into odds-on favouritism for the Bellewstown finale, the www.pacon.ie Amateur Handicap and, ridden by Roger Quinlan, scraped home by a a short-head from the Katie Walsh-ridden Paramount.
A relieved Byrnes said: “It was a bit too tight for my liking. But he seemed to find a bit extra when Katie’s horse got to him. I’d say the owner is keen to go to Galway but I’m not sure whether he’ll run on the flat or over hurdles up there.”
