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Slurricane completes Galway double for Ross O'Sullivan

Slurricane (red and black) Slurricane (red and black)
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Fifth in the Fred Winter at Cheltenham in March, Slurricane (8/1) recorded his second win on the Flat when taking out the Domino's Handicap at Galway.

In a race run at a decent clip, the Kodiac gelding, who was wearing headgear for the first time, was never too far off the leaders and responded to Shane Foley's urgings in the straight to get the better of Granite Bay by a length. 

After Down The Glen (17/2) in the nursery, it was a second winner of the afternoon for trainer Ross O'Sullivan who commented: "We were disappointed with him in Listowel (seventh in the Lartigue Hurdle) as I thought he'd nearly win but he got in behind horses and didn't enjoy it.

"Katie (his wife) had ridden him in a bit of work before Listowel and he galloped really well so his run was a bit of a head-scratcher. We talked about it and she was adamant that Shane should give him room on the outside today. He has loads of ability and the softer ground helped. 

"It is great for Eleanora (Kennedy, owner) who had another winner for us the other day, so she'll be on cloud nine. He'll go back for a hurdle race at Naas in two weeks' time next." 

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

1st
8/1
Tote €9.00 €2.00
2nd
1L
4/1
€1.60
3rd
shd
12/1
€2.50
4th
0.75L
7/2Fav
€1.30
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.