Dark Viper continues Leopardstown love affair Having landed both previous career wins at the track, Dark Viper added a third Leopardstown success when taking the Dublin To Bahrain Race Series Handicap. Sent off 9/1 under Shane Foley, the Dan Kiely owned grey made the running and kicked on off the home turn. Finding plenty all the way up the straight, the five-year-old scored by two-and-a-quarter lengths. Trainer Jessica Harrington said: "He loves Leopardstown. All his wins have been here. He comes around that corner and says 'my stable is there, my horsebox is there'. He seemed to be happy going forward and I just think he was a happy horse today. He was very unlucky a fortnight ago. I don't think I'll run him anywhere else! "The fact that he gets a mile and a quarter now is great. He loves that ground. He's won on heavy ground. He sort of comes around that bend on two wheels. He corners well."
