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Mon 07 Jul 2009Inquiry into 'farce' at Bellewstown
RECENT CUTS to the Turf Club’s budget have been put forward as contributing to scenes labelled as “farce” by trainer Michael Hourigan at Ballewstown on Saturday evening, when the €24,500 feature hurdle race began before gambled-on favourite Warcraft arrived at the start.
Hourigan’s Warcraft, owned by Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary, was a heavily-backed favourite (7 to 1 in to 100 to 30) for the Séamus Mulvaney Crockafotha Handicap Hurdle, but his saddle slipped on the way to the start.
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