Loughrea lasts home for Coen and Slattery Loughrea held on gamely at the line to land the spoils in the Diageo Spirits Irish EBF Median Auction Maiden at the Curragh. Sam Coen drove his mount into the lead passing the two pole in the mile contest but he was all out late on as fellow 5/2 joint-favourite Gliondar finished off well to get within The Andy Slattery-trained gelding was going one better having been runner-up on his return to action at Gowran Park last month. "He is nice. Sam said he was in front too soon. He said he was pulling up and when the other horse came to him he kind of went on again,” said Slattery. “I was putting it that he ran to a rating of 91 in Gowran. It was going to take a fair maiden to beat him today. He probably wants a mile-and-a-quarter as well.  "John Houlihan owns him. He is a son-in-law of Pat Tallis who used to train. “This horse is from the same family as that good horse they used to have, Acushladear. If anyone comes with money, he'll take it. It's hard for a four-year-old to win giving that much weight away." (Quotes by John O’Riordan)
