Lahore Da King bounces back to form under Geerdharry With Yudish Geerdharry aboard, Lahore Da King bounced back from a disappointing effort at Dundalk last month, as he registered a third career win in the Boyle Sports Handicap. Trained by Tony Mullins, the Sands Of Mali four-year-old raced towards rear early, making good progress on the outer approaching halfway. Ridden and in a share of the lead with two-furlongs to go, the 67-rated chestnut outfought Mehman inside the final 150 yards, with a length-and-a-quarter between them at the line. The runner-up was returned at 12/1 under Luke McAteer for Pat Murphy, with Summer Island (4/1) a further two-and-a-half lengths back in third. Sent off the 7/2 favourite (from 7s early), Goldrush Kid was soon in front under Jack Kearney, but went wrong approaching halfway and was quickly pulled up, hampering Lohengrin who was subsequently brought down. "He has (been doing well on the all-weather). The last time I rode the horse was in Gowran Park and I did say to Iqbal (Khan, regular jockey and owner's father-in-law) that Dundalk would be his kind of surface. He got two wins and a few places up there," Geerdharry reflected. "I rode him work two weeks ago and he was going well. "Today, the ground was a bit of a worry, but he got through it. It got messy around the bend which helped me as I was able to get around them quicker. When I gave him a kick, he picked up and fought to the line well." Additional reporting by Michael Graham
