Donegal duo lay down the law with Autocrat The second division of Bellewstown’s BOYLE Sports Handicap over a mile and a half saw six-time all-weather winner Autocrat (3/1 favourite) gain a first victory on turf. The No Nay Never gelding made headway on the outer in the straight and was ridden to lead inside the final furlong, forging on under Donegal native Luke McAteer to beat Among The Pines by a length and three-quarters. Autocrat had finished third at Down Royal on Monday, where stablemate Pillar Of Hope was successful at odds of 22/1. "We are going well now at the minute,” said winning owner/trainer Paul Sweeney "It is nice to get him in front. "I put a big investment into a big gallop, deep sand, so it seems to be working. It is bringing the horses on and hardening them up. I'm right beside the Donegal GAA Centre of Excellence up in Convoy where the Donegal team train. Donegal excellence of horse racing now, hopefully! "Not really (worried about the ground) because he is working on deep sand all the time. "We thought we should have been winning that race in Down Royal, but we are glad to get it (today). "All we need now is new horses and owners!" Additional reporting by Michael Graham
