Dundalk Result

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It is good to see him back. He was off and missed all the early season with a splint. He had a run back at Tipperary which wasn't of much value to him, he got knocked about at the start and didn't get a blow. Then soft ground at the Curragh which isn't his gig. We were hoping that it brought him on enough. It looked like a tidy, wee contest. Those are fast horses on this surface. We hope we are still on the upward, we hope there is still a bit of improvement. He did it well and got to the front and was lucky enough to repel a late charge. I've had four or five consecutive seconds, so I thought this was going to be another. We are relieved it has broken that trend. It is a good performance and I'm pleased with him and we will go on from here. The plan is to come back for the Group 3 here next month. Last year he was a very young three-year-old and we deliberately resisted going anywhere and travelling just to let him mature. Then it was bad timing that he got a splint just when he was ready to go and he missed the whole spring/summer campaign. He's a fresh horse and the idea was that he has strengthened, hopefully he has and he looks well. We are going to see our options now regarding maybe travelling. He needs fast ground, I've no problem with him handling grass. We'll look at that as that looks like he is back to somewhere near his best. A Oliver, trainer

For three years old and upwards that since 1st January 2022 have not won a Listed or Group race
Weights - 3-y-o 9st 8lbs 4-y-o and up 9st 9lbs Fillies allowed 5lbs
Penalties - (to count from 1st January, 2022) Winner of a race 4lb extra