McGettigan makes all to land nightcap on Princess Apprentice Patrick McGettigan got his fractions spot on when making every yard of the running on Albion Princess to just last home in the concluding View Restaurant Summer Offer Just 29 Euro Handicap at Dundalk. Building up a huge lead in the initial stages of the contest, Albion Princess was over 25 lengths clear of her rivals by half-way. Pushed along as her efforts began to tell as she entered the final two furlongs, it must have seemed an eternity to her rider as the field slowly closed her down. With the winning post in sight, the 80/1 outsider just clung on to win by a head from Chopsticks. Donal Kinsella said: "He certainly did earn his fee! "The work she has done at home all the time was so much better than a class of 0-60. Today, they didn't get near her. "I said 'get as far ahead of them as you can' and he did. I think he was 25 lengths in front at one stage. "I was afraid she wouldn't hold on purely because if she saw another horse, she probably might change her mind. "She was for sale yesterday or this morning at 100 pounds or 100 euro with a head collar. When asked how much the head-collar was worth, I told my friend this afternoon 95 euro! "If she hadn't won, I wasn't going to train her. She has caused me more thoughts up and down and inside out. In the end, it didn't matter because a winner is a winner. The fact that she has won, it is brilliant." Additional reporting by Michael Graham.
