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Conor'salwaysright seals brace of winners for Rothwell

Conor'salwaysright beats Run For Fun Conor'salwaysright beats Run For Fun
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Conor'salwaysright showed good improvement to get off the mark on his second start in the bumper at Sligo and brought up a double for trainer Philip Rothwell.

He was up in trip to an extended two-and-a-quarter-miles after finishing fifth on debut at Roscommon. The four-year-old son of Kew Gardens attracted support for this assignment from 12/1 to 15/2.

He came to challenge Run For Fun (2/1) into the straight and soon led narrowly for Joey Dunne. They pair fought a protracted battle, but Conor'salwaysright went on close home by three-parts of a length. Orderly Conduct the 7/4 favourite, was just under four lengths away in third.

Dunne said: "I rode him in Roscommon. He was very green and it took him a long time to get going, but he sprinted for the last two furlongs.

"We said we'd step up him up in trip here, so he'd have a bit more time to find his feet, and I thought he had a good chance of being in the first two.

"I was a bit wider than I wanted to be, but at least I was on a fresh strip of ground.

"He stuck his head down well and galloped to the line, and I couldn't pull him up for ages, which is always a good sign."

Rothwell also struck on the card with Calm Flight Ahead (25/1) in the Aidan Moffitt Memorial Handicap Hurdle.

Additional reporting by Mark Nunan

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.