Aingeal Dorcha appreciated stepping up in trip © Photo Healy Racing
Aingeal Dorcha recorded his second success of the season when staying on strongly to land the Limerick Racecourse Handicap at Limerick.
Trained by Andy Slattery and ridden by his son and namesake, the grey was moving up in distance having been campaigned over shorter on his previous starts.
Always travelling easily throughout, the four-year-old moved into contention at the furlong pole and quickened up to go away from his rivals.
Long time leader I Have A Voice held second, favourite Black Hawk Eagle was third and Evening Verse stayed on strongly to complete the placings.
Trainer Andy Slattery said; "I thought he left too much to do at Gowran the other day as he was third-last turning in and met some trouble. The forecast was for rain and I was hoping for some and it didn't come but we took our chance. It worked out well.
"I always thought he would get that trip and that was his first time over it. We'll keep to 1m2f or 1m4f and hopefully he could go to some of those big handicaps at the back end.
"He is a lovely big 16.2hh horse and if the owners would let me - they didn't last year, I'd love to jump him. If he was by a top sire at the Derby Sale he would make a fortune."
Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes
