Daboya thrills syndicate with last gasp victory Daboya, bought out of Dermot Weld’s yard after winning a Dundalk maiden last November, delighted the enthusiastic Goatsbridge Syndicate by getting up close home to take the Kwiff: Home Of The Supercharge Handicap at the Curragh. Frank Pickle made a bold bid from the front to land this 1m4f event and still looked a likely winner well inside the final furlong. However, Daboya kept on gamely in the closing stages under Keithen Kennedy to touch off the front-runner by a head with Angelo Pio just half a length further back in third. Winning trainer Dick Donohoe said, “I’m delighted with that and for the syndicate who are all relations of mine. “They bought her at the November sales and it took a while to get going with her, but she’s come right in the last couple of weeks. She ran well in Galway and it’s great to win here. “I thought she was only going to be third, but she battled on strong in the end and Keithen gave her a great ride. “She’ll jump hurdles as well and will make a dual-purpose horse.”
