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Market drifter Zillow takes the last at Dundalk

Zillow (far side) beats Star HarbourZillow (far side) beats Star Harbour
Photo Healy Racing

Market drifter Zillow landed the concluding Bar One Racing Bet 10 Get 50 Handicap at Dundalk for Willie Mullins and Joey Sheridan.

As short as 7/4 this morning, the Zoffany gelding was allowed go off at 15/2.  Produced to challenge over a furlong out, the winner got the better of a good tussle with Star Harbour who carried him left late on, by a short head. 

A winner over hurdles at Kilbeggan last month, the five-year-old had won twice on the level in France and this was his first Flat start in Ireland.

He carries the colours of the H O S Syndicate who also own smart dual-purpose performers Ethical Diamond and Absurde. 

Sheridan said: “I wasn’t worried about the horse (Star Harbour) flashing down the outside because he obviously wears blinkers for a reason.

“He probably got there plenty soon and I knew my lad would stay well, off his hurdles run.

“David Casey and Willie just told me to keep it nice and smooth with him. I only hit him one or two flicks, I didn’t have to get serious with him. He’s a grand horse.

“He handled that surface and travelled around great. He’ll be a grand horse for next year in those summer handicaps.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson 

1st
17/2
Tote €9.50 €2.60
2nd
shd
7/1
€1.10
3rd
1.75L
11/2
€1.60
4th
nk
11/10Fav
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.