Wincham makes big impression on bumper debut Alfred Wincham came from last to first to make an impressive winning debut in the concluding bumper at Down Royal this afternoon. The Dubawi gelding, a 4,000gns Godolphin ‘cast-off’, went to post a 10/1 shot in the two-mile-one bumper. Anthony McCann’s charge was held up out the back early on by Aine O’Connor before making ground up in home-straight. He swooped to lead inside the final furlong and was pulling away in good style at the line to beat Weaponized by five-and-a-half lengths. McCann said: "Marie Sullivan from Godolphin met me last February, a year ago if I'm not mistaken, and said had I time to wait for horse. She said there was a lovely wee horse that just needs a bit of time. "I threw him out to the field and brought him back in. He has done a couple of lovely pieces of work. Very, very green - it was his first time on grass for me. We knew he would like the ground. "I'd say when he was bred, he wasn't supposed to be that (4,000gns). "Aine gave him a superb ride, she is one of the best in the business. She let them go on and cut each other's throats, and she had the horse under her. "He could be going to the sales. Either that or I will put him back on the Flat, he has plenty of speed and he is very well bred as well." (Quotes by Michael Graham)
