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Shraheen back in winners' enclosure at Kilbeggan

Trainer Philip Fenton Trainer Philip Fenton
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Philip Fenton sees Shraheen rsquo;s future over fences after he got back into the winners’ enclosure at Kilbeggan this evening.

The Mount Nelson gelding had won here last June only to lose the race having tested positive for a banned substance.

He went on to add two races at Tipperary and Leopardstown but could only finish sixth on his return at Listowel last month.

Niall Moore produced the 4/1 shot to lead before the last today and record a three-parts-of-a-length win over Ad Caelum

“It’s great to see him back on track,” said Fenton.

“He’s potentially a chaser and the right thing might be to rough him off now and come back for a chase in a couple of months time.

“He has plenty of size and he’s bred to be a jumper.

“He was a bit gross going down to Listowel (last time). We were a little disappointed, thinking that he might be good enough to win down there, but he certainly improved.”

About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.