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- Updated: October 5, 2016
News of the pick of the action from Ludlow where Irish raider Heist claimed his fourth victory of the summer.
Irish raider Heist claimed his fourth victory of the summer in the Betfair Price Rush Handicap Chase at Ludlow.
The Patrick Griffin-trained six-year-old began his purple patch when scoring over hurdles at Bellewstown in late June and has since struck gold twice over fences at Kilbeggan, as well as placing twice at Perth.
He was a 7-1 shot for his latest assignment in Shropshire and showed a willing attitude under conditional jockey Adam Short to get the better of 6-4 favourite Azure Fly by a length and three-quarters.
The trainer’s son and assistant, James Griffin, said: “He’s been a very good money spinner for us this year. Each of the four races he’s won have been the feature race on the day.
“We weren’t …
