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Review sligo 19th Jun

Tue 19th Jun 2012, 21:20

Declan McDonogh got a great tune out of Snap Alam to land the feature Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap at Sligo.

Always up with the pace over the extended six furlongs, Joanna Morgan's mare was driven up to challenge long-time leader Kateeva as they turned into the straight and quickly took control.

McDonogh kept the 11-2 shot up to her work and she went clear, comfortably holding the closers, headed by Zelos Dream by two and a quarter lengths.

John Murphy's filly Goldplated (7-2) made no impact in Group Three company on her last two starts and found the less exacting task well within her reach in the 10-furlong Irelands Own Race.

Ricky Doyle sent her to the front a quarter of a mile out and though long-time leader Mojita stuck on well, she could not claw back the deficit and went down by three-quarters of a length.

With three of the runners it was almost inevitable Andy Oliver would have a say in the outcome of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden and so it proved, though Hard Core Debt was not the shortest priced of the trio.

The juvenile (9-2), well beaten on heavy ground on debut, was in rear for much of the way, but Shane Foley zipped round the final bend on the inner and hit the front a furlong out before beating the favourite, stablemate Fontana Di Trevi by three lengths.

Noel Kelly's Mighty Whitey (16-1) has won a bumper and a hurdle at Sligo and showed his liking for the track as he raced prominently all the way under Billy Lee before taking the Family Day 15th July At Sligo Claiming Race by two and a quarter lengths.

Pat Smullen stayed on for the last race ahead of his trip to Royal Ascot and just got Dermot Weld's Truthwillsetufree (6-4) home a head in front of favourite Zalantoun in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.