Course specialist proves no Ordinary Man
Barry might be one of the veterans of the jockeys’ room, but nobody rides Tramore better and he enjoyed an armchair ride on the Liam Burke-trained course specialist Ordinary Man in the Tramore Racecourse 2012 Special Recognition Award Handicap Hurdle.
Ridden more prominently than before, Ordinary Man travelled strongly throughout, was in front from halfway and romped to a smooth eight lengths win over Neighbourly. Burke commented: “His hurdle form has never been as good as his form over fences, until today. But he’s a better horse around here and I knew he was in good form, even after the hell of a fall he got in Listowel, where he ran a great race. He wants better ground and I told Shay to stay wide all the way.”
