Heffernan strikes before lengthy ban kicks in On his last ride in Ireland before a lengthy period of suspension kicks in tomorrow, Seamie Heffernan booted home a winner as Micasso (22/1) took Bellewstown's Ploughman Bar And Grill Handicap over a mile. The evergreen jockey rides in the Deutsches Derby at Hamburg on Sunday, after which he'll be sidelined until the middle of August. The 46-rated Micasso, runner-up at Cork last year, swept down the outside to beat Tortola by a length and a-quarter in a finish of outsiders.  Winning owner/trainer Donal Kinsella said: "He's a different horse this year, he's a much stronger horse. He's a different animal altogether. "He chipped a bone in his knee, and we sent him up to the vet Eric Smith in Armagh and whatever he says, I would believe. "He's called Micasso because the man (Michael Keogh) who bred him likes to paint! "He had a good run in Cork last year and we ran him again afterwards in Dundalk when we were trying to put another winner in Colin's (Keane) list. In actual fact, I think he burst. He had finished for the year at that stage. "Seamie and I have been playing around for years, this is a hobby for me. This is our first winner together. As he said, he is riding in the German Derby on Sunday, and he just wanted a bit of confidence! He has it now!" Additional reporting by Michael Graham
