Minella Rockett gets up on the line for Holohan The John Nallen-trained Minella Rockett (7/2) was a last-gasp winner of the TRM Bioactive Energy Boost Handicap for jockey Raeese Holahan, who has enjoyed a successful return from injury in the last few weeks. The three-year-old son of New Bay was a gutsy winner in the Galway Festival, and back up to a mile and a quarter, showed that he has stamina in reserves as he chased down the Aidan O’Brien-trained Port of Spain to get up right on the line in what is a third success in a row. Speaking after the race, trainer John Nallen said: “He’s a tough, honest, little horse and he keeps improving. He keeps at it. “I don’t know where we go now. He’s a horse that was for sale but nobody gave me enough for him, they were all laughing at me! He keeps doing it. “We’ll probably step him up in trip a bit. He was on his head the whole time, the only time he was getting his own way was at the line. “The New Bays are winning everything and we’re lucky to have him. I bought him over the road as a yearling. “We’re looking at the race that Minella Study won in Wetherby at the end of October last year (Wensleydale Juvenile Hurdle). It’s a 40 grand Listed race and he’d have no penalty. I wouldn’t run him with a penalty as he’s handy. “He’s probably a horse for any place in the world after doing that. “I asked plenty for him after he won over hurdles and told lads that he would win in Galway and they looked at me. “Seamie (Heffernan) was always mad about him last year. “We’ve been lucky with the Flat horse, they’re all after clicking. We only ended up with them by accident, giving Seanie (Bowen) a dig out. He was going to come over today but he was suspended.” (Quotes from Gary Carson)
