Professor Finnegan has the nursery answers Professor Finnegan (9/2) won a final-furlong battle with 9/4 favourite Invincible Irish to land the six-furlong nursery at Dundalk. Johnny Murtagh's charge got the upper hand in the closing stages to go on by three quarters of a length in the hands of Ben Coen. Dear Theodosia was just under three lengths away in third at 7/2. Professor Finnegan had been unplaced in three maidens prior to today. Coen said: "Grand big horse. Mentally backward hence why we put the blinkers on him and they seemed to help. He was good - first run in a handicap and blinkers sharpened him up. "I think he will improve with racing. "He handled the surface quite well and we'll see what the handicapper does. "I'd imagine so (come back to Dundalk) and I'd say he will get another furlong although six (furlongs) is good for him."
