Double puts McDonogh seven clear in title race

DECLAN MCDONOGH struck a major blow in his bid to be champion jockey for the first time when landing a double at the first stage of the Listowel Festival yesterday.

Double puts McDonogh seven clear in title race
Tue, 19 Sep, 2006 - 01:00
Pat Keane

Admittedly, he had to settle for a dead-heat in the featured Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Premier Nursery aboard the morning-price gamble Star Inside, but will lose little sleep over that.

Mica's Island made a brave attempt from the front, but appeared to be headed close home by Star Inside, returned the 5-2 favourite after 11-2 was available in the offices.

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CourtsRacingPlace: MicaPlace: LeopardstownPlace: CurraghPlace: Desert AbbeyPerson: McDonoghPerson: Declan McDonoghPerson: Willie SupplePerson: Kevin PrendergastPerson: Andrew OliverPerson: OliverPerson: Miracle RidgePerson: Adrian McGuinness'Person: McGuinnessPerson: Joe McGrathPerson: CurraghPerson: Pat SmullenPerson: Harry Rogers'Person: Dr FongPerson: RogersPerson: KrupkePerson: Dermot WeldPerson: Willie MullinsPerson: Ruby WalshPerson: MullinsPerson: David WachmanPerson: Wayne LordanPerson: DanehillPerson: WachmanPerson: John WhitePerson: Esha NessPerson: Gypsy LordPerson: John F McGuirePerson: Shay BarryPerson: Jessica HarringtonPerson: Peter FaheyEvent: Listowel FestivalEvent: Bank Of Ireland HandicapEvent: Irish Stallion Farms'Event: EBF Fillies HandicapOrganisation: Irish Stallion Farms'Organisation: 'sOrganisation: Star InsideOrganisation: 's IslandOrganisation: Devon Inn HotelOrganisation: EBF Fillies Maiden
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