Smith lands gamble in Dundalk finale Sarmiento Power (4/1), trained by Matt Smith for the Spoonful Of Irish Syndicate, landed an off-course gamble when winning the concluding 1m4f handicap at Dundalk. Available at 40/1 this morning having shown very poor form at this venue early in the year, the winner opened 11/4 before being sent off a 4/1 chance. After a six-month break, the Churchill gelding, who cost 200,000 Euro as a yearling and was formerly trained by Roger Varian, proved a different proposition in first-time blinkers. Racing close to the pace in a steadily-run contest, Robbie Colgan sent him to the front over a furlong out and he stayed on well to beat Chopsticks by two and three-quarter lengths.  Matt Smith said: "We got him out of the sales and he just didn't show a whole lot. Maybe it was just the change coming from England.  "We let him off for the summer, he had a good break and went out on grass all summer. Then he came back, filled out, and strengthened up and did well. "First-time blinkers. He worked up here with the blinkers on him the other day and worked well.  "I think the summer break did him great. He had three months off there and he came back a different horse.  "He had a great position there and travelled around well.  "I'm delighted for the lads, they are a good bunch."   Additional reporting by Michael Graham
