Quick and easy double for O'Leary at Dundalk Trainer Ger O'Leary and owners Lance Bloodstock Limited quickly doubled up at Dundalk when Jabbar (11/10 fav) ran out a facile winner of the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Rated Race over two miles. O'Leary's Mehman had won the opening sprint handicap by over four lengths and Jabbar, having been held up in touch by Keithen Kennedy, improved early in the home straight and led over a furlong out to account for veteran Jerandme by six and a half lengths. The Galileo gelding has now won five races on the Flat for O'Leary and was successful on his hurdling debut at Galway in October. "He is going the right way. We had him ready for a novice hurdle over Christmas but the winter heavy ground was a bit of a concern," said O'Leary. "Then this rated race popped up and we said we would skip Clonmel, the Munster Hurdle on Wednesday, and come here instead. It worked out great and Keithen gave him a lovely ride. "He will be there or thereabouts anyway in premier handicaps. I'd say he is a summer-soft ground horse rather than winter heavy, so we will probably mind him now and maybe come back up here and maybe go to Lingfield on Good Friday. We will look at that. "He is easy to keep fit, he's not a gross horse, he's active so I'm very happy." Quotes from Michael Graham
