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Red-letter day for O'Sullivan in Limerick

Toon Town and Shane O'Callaghan tackle the lastToon Town and Shane O'Callaghan tackle the last
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Toon Town (11/2) was another horse that travelled smoothly into the lead in the straight at Limerick and he was driven out by Shane O'Callaghan to win the Moloney's & Martin's Handicap Steeplechase over an extended 2m3f.

O'Callaghan probably couldn't believe how well he was travelling as his partner swept into the lead before two out.

The pair were far from home, though, as One Way Traffic renewed his challenge after two out and was switched to the leader's inner by Phillip Enright.

There wasn't an awful lot between the pair on the run-in, but Toon Town always held sway and hit the line a length and a-quarter up on One Way Traffic at 9/1. There was a nine-length gap back to Carlas Big Jim at 17/2.

He was a first winner for trainer David O'Sullivan who has taken his licence out again.

He said: "My business is restaurants and I run the Caragh Restaurant in Killarney, so I'm doing this for fun and have five horses altogether.

"I previously worked in Australia for Bart Cummings for over six years as a work-rider and then a foreman, so that is where I learned. I have no other background in racing and I'm from Killarney.

"I'm delighted for the 14-member syndicate, who are from Toonsbridge and Inchigeelagh in Cork. I've been involved in horses with the lads in the past, so this is great."

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.