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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Mall Dini proves popular in bumper

Thu 26th Mar 2015, 18:24

Mall Dini and Liz Lalor win the bumper at CorkMall Dini and Liz Lalor win the bumper at Cork
© Photo Healy Racing

Mall Dini made a promising debut under rules at Limerick earlier this month, and went one better to justify 7/4 favouritism in the Viva La UCC Ladies INH Flat Race at Cork.

The Milan gelding won both his point-to-point starts earlier this year at Belharbour and Killaloe, and beat all bar the odds-on Ice Cold Soul when switched to a bumper at Limerick.

The Pat Kelly-trained five-year-old was sent to the front approaching the straight by Liz Lalor, and kept on gamely under pressure to beat Dallas Cowboy by three quarters of a length with Waterville Rock another length away in third.

Lalor said, "He feels like a lovely, honest horse and keeps galloping. He went on the ground no bother at all - I walked it and struggled!"

(TW & AM)

About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.