Shesaportrait and Kevin Sexton lead Burn And Turn over the last© Photo Healy Racing
Kevin Sexton is timing things to a nicety at present and lost his claim at Limerick today when making all on the Paddy Neville trained Shesaportrait in the three runner Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Mares Chase.
Sexton was, just days ago, claimed to ride Pat and Tilly Conway's string of horses and with just one winner left of his three pounds claim coming to Limerick today, made the most of today's opportunity for a two and a quarter lengths win over 4/6 favourite and 2014 Galway Plate runner-up Burn And Turn
Afterwards Neville said "she deserved that as she had been running very well in her races but hadn't been winning.
"I got the blame for running her in hot races but while that's her first win, she had picked up E20,000 in place prizemoney before today and I think a lot of her.
"We were delighted when we saw that Willie Mullins had no runners as he had been beating her in the past but it was nice to finish second to those good horses.
"I'll give her a break now and might bring her back for Galway. I'll speak to the handicapper and will then see what kind of a summer we have but she wouldn't want it much quicker than that. We'll hang in there for the moment and have a look at Galway."
The winner is owned the Is Feidhir Linn Partnership, whose three members include Dave McMahon, from Askeaton, Eamonn Leahy, from Abbeyfeale and Tom Sayers from Listowel.
By Tom Weekes
