Lean And Keen and Pat Smullen© Photo Healy Racing
Marshall Jennings was a strong order earlier in the day and he edged top-weight Lean And Keen for favouritism in the www.thetote.com Handicap at Ballinrobe. However the latter was much the best where it matters, out on the track, as he came home all of fifteen lengths to the good under man-in-form Pat Smullen.
Front-runner Hurricane Twister was the one that provided most resistance to Lean And Keen, but it was more than apparent from some way out that Smullen's mount was going best, and he went away from the pace-setter from over two furlongs out.
There was twenty one lengths to the third home, aforementioned 'jolly' Marshall Jennings.
Sean Byrne has care of 2/1 chance Lean And Keen, now six times a winner, for owner/breeder Seamus McConnon, and he commented: "I think he prefers that ground. He's a big strong horse and he's getting better all the time. He'll mix it now."
(DM & EM)
