Copper Craft Takes Dundalk Finale The Andy Oliver-trained Copper Craft (4/1) was a convincing winner of the Friday Nights Return Weekly From 18th September Handicap for rider Robert Whearty. The son of Ravens Pass had run well on this surface previously, and Whearty allowed his mount to relax in mid-division. When asked to go and win his race, he responded well to keep rival Navajo Point at bay to win by a length and a quarter. Speaking after the race, trainer Andy Oliver said: "He likes fast ground. He got it fast one day in Navan when we had blinkers on him and it was the first time he showed it on the grass. He was just collared by a horse (Arch Enemy) late home. "We ran him back quickly (in Ballinrobe) but, when he met the yielding ground, he just wouldn't go. "We just waited for here. "Now he's a horse that has his own mind, so you could never really trust him but, on his previous form and how he has been working at home, we thought he had a chance today. "There was a wee bit of a melee halfway up the straight where he was going for a gap and it closed and then the horse in front stopped on him, he (Whearty) said. "Robert gave him a nice ride. He picked up after that lost momentum. "Dundalk will be starting soon, so we will keep him for a fast surface and see what happens." (Quotes from Michael Graham)
