Mehman bolts up under McDonogh Mehman readily landed odds of 5/6 in the opening six-furlong handicap at Dundalk. Lance Bloodstock Limited's six-year-old tracked the leaders and got into a lovely rhythm under Declan McDonogh before coming through to head Mint Man at the furlong pole. From there he was merely nudged out to account for that rival by four and a quarter lengths. Now a five-time winner, this was Mehman's first time to strike over further than five furlongs.  Trainer Ger O'Leary said: "It was great to see him back winning up here.   "Declan said he broke lovely and he got a nice tow into the straight and then went on and asserted.  "He loved it, he was very relaxed beforehand. We left the tongue-tie off because it was only aggravating him when we were putting it on. Chris Hayes rode him last time and he said to take everything off and take the blinkers off as well. He was much more relaxed today.  "Just delighted to get a winner with Declan. He was just telling me that he rode a winner for my dad 30 years ago. That is his first winner for me and I've been trying over the years because he is one of the best jockeys of the last 25 years. It is a pleasure to have him. He is very decisive and very strong. "He used to be a five-furlong horse, but he has lost the edge there. He got a beautiful tow in from the speed horses and just went on-probably won a bit too easy, actually. There will be consequences down the line, but it is great to have it.  "There is a seven coming up, I think, in two or three weeks' time. If not, we will find something similar for him." Quotes from Michael Graham