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Thu 07 Jul 2007Back to work as Cabrera looks to keep momentum goingEuropean Open:His eyes rolled to the heavens, not for the first time on this day of yet more heavy and consistent rainfall, as the latest bursts unleashed more unneeded water on to the rolling but saturated terrain of the Smurfit Course.There hasn't been a rain-free day in over three weeks in these parts, and Angel Cabrera, the US Open champion, has been a regular enough visitor to Ireland - this is his 12th straight appearance in the European Open - to know rain is a common companion to big golf tournaments. He doesn't like it, but he accepts it.