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McManus buys The Fingersmith

THE FINGERSMITH, impressive winner of a bumper on his debut at Galway, has been bought by J P McManus.

Fri, 10 Dec, 2004 - 00:00

Pat Keane

Owned and trained then by Andrew McNamara, he will remain in the care of the Croom handler.

The five-year-old was purchased for an undisclosed sum, but it seems reasonable to assume it was in excess of €100,000.

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