Team Slattery continues excellent form in Leopardstown finale Andy Slattery’s blistering recent form continued at Leopardstown today, as his Exceeding (7/1) was an all-out nose winner of the concluding BuzzBallz Handicap, under the trainer’s son Andrew Slattery. Carrying the colours of the Punchestown Friends Syndicate, five-year-old Exceeding had previously scored at Bellewstown last July and today doubled his tally when gaining a last-gasp success from runner-up Methgal . Slattery, successful in the Grade 1 WillowWarm Gold Cup on Easter Sunday and also with a lower-level winner at Clonmel yesterday, reported “Exceeding is what he is although I want to get him up in the handicap, as he’s very lowly rated and is probably better than his mark. “I have a few girl apprentices who haven’t ridden yet so I want to get him rated higher, and not suspended from running, so they can have a few spins on him. He’s also actually worth having as a lead horse, as he’s very good to lead the two-year-olds. He’s actually better than what he lets on he is! “The seven furlongs today definitely helped, he looked like he needed every bit of it there. I’d say an ease in the ground is a help to him too.” Quotes from Gary Carson
