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Lupini's Bishopton wins in style under Sam Coen

Sam Coen 
Sam Coen
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A maiden winner on his previous start at Dundalk, the Natalia Lupini-trained Bishopton (5/2 fav) followed up in good style in Down Royal's Molson Coors Beverage Company Handicap over 7f. 

Sam Coen slotted him in behind the leaders and, once rounding the elbow with over a furlong to race, sent the Invincible Spirit gelding to the front past front-runner Blue Wood.

Coen drove the winner out to score by four and a quarter lengths from Port Louis with Blue Wood another neck away in third.

Assistant trainer Craig Bryson said: "He's going the right way. 

"When we first got him, he ran two great races in Dundalk and was second twice. We maybe aimed him a bit high at the start of the year - we started off in the Blackwater (Handicap, Naas, fifth) over a mile and we maybe lost our way a little bit. 

"He won very well at Dundalk, he has been well since. He won nicely today, so hopefully he can keep progressing. 

"The handicapper will most likely have his say, but we would be hopeful he is progressive. We actually think he could improve into a nice four-year-old, a nice handicapper for next year. We think he is kind of still a little bit babyish and there should be a bit of improvement in him."

Additional reporting by Michael Graham

1st
5/2Fav
Tote €3.50 €1.10
2nd
4.25L
9/2
€1.20
3rd
nk
28/1
€11.60
4th
0.5L
12/1
About Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.