Charles Byrnes does bookies a favour!

The Charles Byrnes-trained Arnaud turned over odds-on favourite The Game Changer, also in the colours of Gigginstown House Stud, in the featured Stena Line Horizon Chase in Wexford last night.

Charles Byrnes does bookies a favour!
Sat, 04 Jul, 2015 - 01:00
John Ryan

Byrnes does the bookies few favours. But Arnaud, the 8/1 outsider of just three runners, ridden by David Mullins seized his opportunity after Bryan Cooper’s mount, the 8/13 favourite which had made the running, made a costly mistake at the final fence, allowing Arnaud to forge ahead and score by two and a half lengths.

“On ratings, he had a chance, but I didn’t think he’d beat the second horse,” admitted Byrnes.

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CourtsRacingCharles ByrnesArnaudThe Game ChangerPlace: WexfordPlace: GigginstownPlace: GalwayPlace: GortnatonaPlace: BellewstownPlace: BallinrobePlace: Rio TreasurePerson: Charles ByrnesPerson: ArnaudPerson: ByrnesPerson: David MullinsPerson: Bryan CooperPerson: Shane CriminPerson: Sean FlanaganPerson: Officer CadetPerson: CriminPerson: Mouse MorrisPerson: Danny MullinsPerson: FearachainPerson: Elis GuryPerson: DannyPerson: TonyPerson: Mick WintersPerson: Donie SheahanPerson: Jonathan BurkePerson: Paul NolanPerson: Luke DempseyPerson: Shane FoleyPerson: Michael HalfordPerson: Pat MartinPerson: HalfordPerson: Dean SinnottPerson: HisaabaatPerson: Dermot WeldPerson: PincodePerson: Patrick PrendergastPerson: Ronan WhelanPerson: Ian QueallyPerson: Maudlin MagdalenPerson: Donal KinsellaEvent: Easter HuntEvent: Ferrycarraig Maiden HurdleEvent: Nick O’Donnell Memorial Handicap HurdleEvent: Carrickbyrne Handicap ChaseEvent: Hibernia Steel Products HandicapOrganisation: Gigginstown House StudOrganisation: StenaOrganisation: Lehbab
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