Weekly four-timer for the Slattery’s
Tipperary Racing Scene
The Liam Quinlan ridden Charlies Pride landed the two-mile handicap chase on just his second start over fences at Roscommon on Monday.
Trained by Paul Power, the well-supported 7/2 chance led at the third-last fence and battled well to hold Enda Bolger’s favourite Inthenickoftime by three-parts of a length under the Littleton conditional jockey.
Pat Doyle and his son Jack won the three-mile one-furlong beginners' chase with the six-year-old Brave Fortune. A strong 6/5 favourite, he raced clear from the second-last fence to beat Willie Mullins’ Uncle Pat by seven and a half lengths for owners Linda Mulcahy and Mary Wolridge.
John Ryan landed the concluding qualified riders’ three-mile one-furlong handicap chase with the 5/1 shot Ardfert Mary. Ridden by Josh Halford, the eight-year-old came from the back of the field to beat Liam Kenny’s favourite Burru by a comfortable four and a half lengths.
Nashville Notions gave Liam Quinlan his second winner in two days when justifying strong pre-race support to land the two-mile one-furlong mares’ maiden hurdle at Sligo on Tuesday.
Trained in Waterford by Paul Kiely, the 7/2 favourite led in the straight to beat Stephen Ryan’s Our Girl Ellie by two and a half lengths, leaving Quinlan one winner away from riding out his claim.
Harry Swan added to his previous week’s Clonmel bumper success when taking the amateur riders’ handicap hurdle over three miles and two furlongs on the Gordon Elliott-trained Boston Rajj.
Owned by Derek Barry, the 11/2 shot led after the second-last hurdle and went clear to score by nine and a half lengths from Eoin McCarthy’s long shot Tropical Image.
Denis Hogan landed the opening near 12-furlong optional claiming race with the four-year-old Solomon at Limerick on Wednesday.
A third winner for Cork apprentice Dylan O’Connor, the T&M Partnership-owned 6/1 chance came from a little off the pace to lead inside the final furlong and win by two lengths from Ross O'Sullivan’s joint-favourite Gracesolution. The winner was claimed for €15,000 to be trained by Paul Sweeney.
Narrow runners-up earlier on the card with Bridezilla in the near 12-furlong handicap, Andy Slattery and his son Andrew went a place better to win the opening division of the seven-furlong handicap with Zaraahmando.
Owned by the Eight Star Syndicate, the 6/1 chance headed the Michael Mulvany-trained James The Second close to the finish to score by a length and a half.
Wayne Hassett was among the winners at Leopardstown on Thursday where he partnered 9/2 joint-favourite Masoun to win the nine-furlong apprentice handicap.
Trained by Joseph O'Brien, the four-year-old led in the early stages of the race and again early in the straight to beat Bill Durkan’s Bill Silvers by a length and a half.
Joey Sheridan gave Denis Hogan his second winner of the week when taking the six-furlong handicap on the gambled-on 5/2 shot Midnight Horizon at Fairyhouse on Friday.
The Patrick O’Brien-owned three-year-old defied a 14lbs rise in her rating for winning at the Curragh two weeks previously in no uncertain terms when getting the better of the Tom Mullins-trained Tropical Retreat by a cosy length and a quarter.
Andy Slattery and his son Andrew shared their first winner of the weekend as Powerful Nation took the Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Midsummer Sprint Stakes over five furlongs at Cork on Friday.
Owned by the Kevin Sean Tommy Walsh Partnership, the three-year-old was sent off a strong 6/5 favourite and he was well on top in beating Johnny Murtagh’s Songhai by a length and a quarter, his third career success.
Paddy Twomey and Colin Keane shared a bigger success when wining the Group 3 Darley Munster Oaks with Magical Hope.
A 3/1 chance, she made much of the running to beat Joseph O'Brien’s Lemsairbat by two and a quarter lengths. The Twomey-trained 11/10 favourite Bubble Gum, ridden by Billy Lee, could only finish fifth of the ten runners.
A winner at Fairyhouse earlier in the evening with I Bid You Ajou, Mark Fahey completed an across-the-card double in the as 5/1 shot Refreshment won Cork’s eight-furlong handicap under Gavin Ryan.
The three-year-old came from a little off the pace to lead inside the final furlong to beat Fozzy Stack’s You Are Mine by two lengths.
The Slattery’s were winners again on the double at Gowran Park on Sunday.
They landed the seven-furlong handicap for three-year-olds with 7/2 joint-favourite Highbury See See, which is owned by Hugo McDermott. He led inside the final furlong to beat Ger Lyons’ Washington Street by a length and a half.
A length was the winning margin as 2/1 favourite Eastwatch took the concluding nine-furlong conditions’ race. Coming from last to first inside the final furlong and a half, the three-year-old comfortably got the better of the John Nallen-trained Cristal Clear.
Aidan O'Brien took the opening two-year-old maiden over seven furlongs with the Jack Cleary-ridden Daytona. An easy-to-back 3/1 chance, he headed Joseph O'Brien’s front-running Melismatic over a furlong out and scored easily by two and a half lengths.
The four-year-old Declaree scored a narrow success in the seven-furlong fillies’ handicap in the hands of Ben Coen. Trained by Johnny Murtagh, the Newtown Anner Stud Farm-owned 7/2 chance made all the running and readily held Ross O'Sullivan’s Four Blondes by a neck.
Wayne Hassett and Joseph O'Brien shared their second winner of the week as the three-year-old Starford took the nine-furlong apprentice handicap. Another in the Newtown Anner Stud Farm colours, the three-year-old raced up with the pace and led inside the final furlong to beat Johnny Murtagh’s Onemoredance by three-parts of a length.
Upcoming Meetings
Leopardstown – Thursday, June 19 (First race 5.20pm)
Down Royal – Friday, June 20 (First race 5.10pm)
Limerick – Saturday, June 21 (First race 1.45pm)
Down Royal – Saturday, June 21 (First race 2.08pm)