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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Slevin doubles up on Desertmore House

Fri 14th Jul 2023, 19:53

Desertmore House and JJ Slevin Desertmore House and JJ Slevin
© Photo Healy Racing

Desertmore House made a successful start to racecourse fences in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase and in the process completed a double on the evening for JJ Slevin at Kilbeggan.

The Martin Brassil-trained gelding jumped well and led approaching the last before keeping on strongly to beat Summer Tide by ten lengths.

Brassil said, “It’s a grand place to start off with a bit of nice ground and not a big fence. I’m sure he’ll get a bit of confidence from it.

“He won a point-to-point for Denis Leahy first time out and when I started to school him I could see that he was well able to jump. We hadn’t to do too much in that department.

“He’ll be a spring, summer and autumn horse. Galway might come too soon and if it does we might pick out something in Listowel.

“He’s a grand, honest type and staying is his forte. He could go around there again!”

Slevin was also successful earlier on the card aboard Castra Vetera in the mares’ maiden hurdle.

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.