Hogan and Swan in the winner’s enclosure

Tipperary Racing Scene

Denis Hogan sent out two winners for owner James McAuley at Dundalk on Friday evening.

The pair teamed up with Joey Sheridan to take the six-furlong handicap with the 13/2 chance Dontspoilasale which was repeating his win in the same race a year ago. Then trained by Ado McGuinness, he scored by three and a quarter lengths that day and remarkably the now five-year-old recorded exactly the same winning margin when easily beating his own stable companion, Sporting Hero, this time.

The owner and trainer followed up straight away as 6/4 favourite Badger’s Cove scored a clearcut win of his own in the eight-furlong nursery handicap. Colin Keane was in the saddle as the strong favourite headed Andy Oliver’s Manifest Destiny over a furlong out to score by two and a half lengths.

The great run of success being enjoyed by David Marnane continued as the two-year-old Gavoo scored a battling win in the opening six-furlong conditions’ race. Owned by the A Touch Of Leather Syndicate, the well-supported 5/2 chance was brought by Luke McAteer from the rear of the field and he got up in the final stride to pip Danny Murphy’s Sovereign Cry by a shorthead with the Josh Hally-trained Whatchadoin two and a quarter lengths back in third place.

The Nathan Crosse-ridden No More Kisses scored the widest-margin win of the evening in the concluding 10-furlong handicap. Trained by Andy Oliver, the 4/1 chance headed the Andy Slattery-trained odds-on favourite Ducker a furlong out and raced clear to win by all of five and a half lengths.

Harry Swan was on the mark as Gordon Elliott saddled three winners, highlighted by the success of Kalypso’chance in the Grade 3 John Lynch Carpets & Flooring Monksfield Hurdle, at Navan on Sunday.

Set off at odds of 3/1, the Jack Kennedy-ridden five-year-old put a disappointing first effort over hurdles at Down Royal behind him as he scored a comfortable one and a quarter-length win over Paul Nolan’s The Big Clubman. Elliott was winning the race for the sixth time in seven years.

The trainer’s day had started well as the Danny Gilligan-partnered 13/8 favourite Barbizon scored a taking win in the opening three-year-old maiden hurdle. Like Kalypso’chance, he sported the Gigginstown House Stud colours and was well on top in beating Noel Meade’s Ben Hur by four and a quarter lengths with Wackestone, trained by Elliott and ridden by Jack Kennedy, two and a quarter lengths away in third place.

The Francis Mangan-owned Oldschool Outlaw completed Elliott’s treble with a six and a half-length success in the concluding bumper. Ridden by Harry Swan, the 2/1 favourite led over two furlongs out and was soon clear to beat Stuart Crawford’s Royal Hillsborough.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Fairyhouse – Friday, November 21 (First race 12.20pm)

Dundalk – Friday, November 21 (First race 5.15pm)

Punchestown – Saturday, November 22 (First race 11.30am)

Cork – Sunday, November 23 (First race 11.30am)

Punchestown – Sunday, November 23 (First race 11.43am)