Thatwilldoso gains compensation for narrow Galway defeat Caught close home at Galway on Saturday, the Kevin Colema- trained Thatwilldoso gained some measure of compensation when winning the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Connacht Oaks Fillies & Mares Handicap at Sligo. Officially 3lb well in, the five-year-old Berkshire mare was sent off 13/8f to record a fifth career win before her new mark kicks in. Tracking the leaders in third, Rory Cleary came through to challenge Alice Monet entering the straight with a furlong to race. Ridden to lead over 200 yards out, Thatwilldoso kept on in game fashion to hold the late run of Chica Guerrera by a head. Rory Cleary said: "She's been a great servant to me for the last two seasons. "I thought I had timed my run perfectly at Galway and Paddy Harnett just nabbed me near the line, but it's an even bigger pot today, so it's great for the owners and for Kevin Coleman and his family. "She hit a flat spot down the back, but she does that in all her races. We didn't go overly fast and I was hoping to get a tow into it a bit longer, because she only does enough in front, but when the second horse got to my quarters, it helped me get to the line. "She's versatile from a mile and a quarter to a mile and a half, and handles any ground as long as there isn't firm in it." (Quotes by Mark Nunan)
