Wonder Spirit (second from right)© Photo Healy Racing
Wonder Spirit (12/1) continued local two-horse trainer George Kingston's hot streak today as he recouped some pre-Christmas losses in winning Dundalk's Follow On Twitter @DundalkStadium Handicap.
Ridden by James Ryan, the five year old was involved in a three-way finish and scored by a neck and a neck, from runner-up Satono Chevalier and Power Drive
Kingston, whose other horse Hero Of The Hour won last week, revealed "we only have the two to run and a couple of horses to break but keep trucking away. Two from two will do!"
"He is a grand little horse and the day before Christmas was supposed to be the Santa Claus money but we hit the crossbar.”
He added "I was in Noel Meade's one day looking for a horse for my brother who is in Australia and I had a chat with Noel to see if there would be any little handicapper for fun. He suggested this fella, so sound man Noel, as usual.
“James Ryan (jockey) is a good chap and you have to be sensible on the horse - it is not just a matter of letting him on. He held him and judged it. I didn't actually know crossing the line, but thankfully we got it.
“Siobhan Rutledge was brilliant on him in November and I'm sorry for her tonight because she rides work, and I've never met a harder worker in my life. She'll be off for a while with a suspension but will come back better.”
Quotes from Michael Graham
