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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Loria enjoys 'lovely' Sligo ground

Sun 2nd May 2021, 16:36

Ramon Di Loria and Ronan Whelan (red cap)Ramon Di Loria and Ronan Whelan (red cap)
© Photo Healy Racing

Ramon Di Loria proved quite the handful going to the start for Ronan Whelan but it was plain sailing in the Foley's Bar & Off Licence Maiden as he opened his account.

The Tracey Collins-trained son of Dandy Man almost bolted with his rider on the way to post but proved more tractable during the race, run over just shy of six furlongs.

He was settled behind the leaders before moving up to challenge passing the two pole.

The 10/1 shot hit the front turning for home and was always holding 9/4 favourite Eloso late on to score by three-parts-of-a-length.

The winner was making his seasonal debut having last been seen finishing third in a Dundalk maiden last November.

"His run at Dundalk was actually a good run,” said Colins.

“I was quite concerned when I came here and walked the ground when they were saying it was good to yielding because I know he's a good ground horse. But when I actually walked the track it was lovely ground, the last four furlongs were very nice. 

"Ronan gave him a lovely ride and I think he'll go forward from here. We've always liked him. 

"People talk about the lovely bays by Dandy Man who's a bay himself, but we trained this horse's grandmother Lady Alexander who was a chestnut with four white socks so sometimes the grandam comes through in them."

(Quotes by Mark Nunan)

1st
10/1
Tote €14.30 €3.40
2nd
0.75L
9/4Fav
€1.10
3rd
9L
9/2
€1.90
4th
nk
50/1
About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.