Thorne and Kearney double up with Pink Pink Oxalis stormed home on the rail to open her account in the 47-70 mile handicap at Dundalk, giving Stephen Thorne and Jack Kearney a double on the card. The Caravaggio filly had been placed on her last two runs here over seven furlongs and the step up in trip did the trick this evening. There were plenty in with chances entering the final furlong but it was the 6/1 shot who was strongest late on to record a two-and-a-half length win. Thorne said: "We had a few interview conversations with Fran Berry (on Racing TV) and he said she would never get a mile. I said to Jack Kearney last week that there were no more seven furlong options and he said to me 'I don't think so Stephen'. "Stephen (Mooney, assistant) and I were proven right tonight! "I just felt she had been getting outpaced over seven and staying on well and looking like she wanted a mile the last two starts. "We had no option but to step her up and I'm just so happy that she has got a result because she has been so consistent all season, and has gone up 5lb for not winning. "These are Saudi Arabian clients and these were one of my first clients to ring me up to say they wanted to send me a horse. That was very nice. "A relatively low-grade, cheap type of horse, so I am very happy that she has won. Hopefully, they will be sending more horses down the road. "We might just give her a little bit of a break now, not that she has been overly busy. She qualifies for the '65' next week, the points night, she would have to carry way over that. We might consider it. Otherwise, she will have a break and freshen up and be back on the turf." (Quotes by Michael Graham)
