Lighting strikes for Coyle Fortunate Lighting got off the mark on her second start for Thomas Coyle with a cosy success in the Lighthouse At Clifford Electrical Handicap Hurdle at Sligo. Alex Harvey produced the 16/1 shot to lead going to the last in the two-and-a-half mile contest and she stayed on strongly on the run-in to post a five-length success over Grange Walk. The Soldier Of Fortune mare had been a well-beaten fifth on her first start for the yard here last month and Coyle said:- “I’m delighted, Philip (McGee) is a new owner to the yard. We have two horses for him and Lunar Landscape was second for me as well. “I always thought she was decent. She came with a few niggly little problems, nothing major. We had back men see her, took her to the sea and have been tricking around with her. “If you go back to her bumper form she could do that. It’s the first time she’s had a nice weight on her back and that’s why we went for a higher grade. “She probably wants a little bit more of a cut in the ground but chasing is her game, she jumps like a buck. “I’m delighted because we’ve been hitting the crossbar a lot this year, I think we’ve had six seconds in the last couple of months. It’s nice to get one over the line and hopefully it’s continues. “She ran over two miles last time and she’s actually not quick at the end of it. Even at home she’s busy with you but she’s actually not quick. “She’ll probably step up in trip again if she gets a hike.”
