Alex Harvey doubles up on Lamb Jackson Lamb lands the Connolly’s RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle to give Alex Harvey a double on the day and his 11th winner from his last 22 rides. The forward going son of El Salvador made all and was always in control of this contest. There were few anxious moments throughout this race for the Evens favourite, but he did get away with a novicey leap at the second last which momentarily halted his momentum. However, John McConnell's gelding responded well once asked after that mistake to re-establish his advantage. He finished on the bridle, scoring by five and a half lengths for The 119 Partnership. John McConnell said: "There should be more meetings at Bellewstown and Downpatrick! We save on diesel coming here! "He's a very frustrating sort of a horse - you can see there he has plenty of ability, but has his own mind about everything. "Ger Fox does a very good job riding him at home and has him nice and switched off. "He probably jumped better when they were going quicker than when they were going slower. He steadied into the last, he's okay when he is in tight. "He's not one you trust implicitly but has loads of ability. "You'd hope so (reach a higher level) - I wouldn't be surprised if he went to England for a little novice hurdle to teach him a little bit more and maybe scare them off a bit! "Then he is going to have to step up, but that was a good pot and when we spotted it, we said we would have a crack at it. "Of course, the man on board can't do anything wrong. "He has been getting other rides as well which is important, and it is going to be even more important in a couple of days when he loses the claim. "The two lads (Alex and Ben Harvey) are excellent riders, it is just there is so much competition over here and that's the problem. Other guys are looking at him to use him as well, so it is great." Additional reporting by Michael Graham
