Zipster leads where it matters to open Irish account Zipster opened his account for current connections when just getting up close home to land the Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap at Killarney. Nakasero and Brains set a strong pace in this mile event and the latter still looked the likely winner inside the final furlong. However, earlier exertions eventually took their toll and Zipster, twice a winner for the Crisfords last year, finished strongly under Darragh O’Sullivan to score by three-quarters of a length. Harry The Rogue took the runner-up spot with Brains a neck back in third. Winning trainer Ger O’Leary said, "I didn't think we would get up two furlongs down and wondered would Darragh ever get a move on, but he said they went too hard in front and the horse picked up nicely. "It is brilliant as plenty of the lads (Purosangue Racing Syndicate) are here and my wife's 97-year-old father is also here. This is the first winner he has cheered in for a while. "I'd like to thank Ciaran O'Toole (part-owner) who couldn't be here, Dean Curran and Chris Geoghegan, who ride work, and the team who, without them, we wouldn't be in the number one spot. “We have a routine at home which we stick to, and you could disappear for a week, but the show would be running exactly as it should be." Quotes by Tom Weekes
