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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Donoghue completes treble on Ice as Cromwell doubles up

Wed 14th Sep 2022, 16:19

Broken Ice and Keith Donoghue on their way to victoryBroken Ice and Keith Donoghue on their way to victory
© Photo Healy Racing

Keith Donoghue completed a treble at Sligo this afternoon when Broken Ice produced a game front-running performance to land the Brenda Anderson Memorial Beginners Chase.

It was also a double on the card for trainer Gavin Cromwell who had teamed up with Donoghue with Faith Du Val in the opener.

Broken Ice went to post 2/1 favourite having been second on his most recent outing at Tramore.

He was to the fore throughout with Clonbury Bridge in the two-mile-five contest and the 2/1 favourite stayed on best from the last to record a three-parts-of-a-length victory.

Cromwell said: "He's been banging on the door and he was entitled to win that off his chase mark, so it's great that he's got his head in front over fences.

"He'll stay further and will go on slower ground as well. We'll probably go handicapping now."

Donoghue added: "He's a very honest horse and tries his best. That ground is after tightening up a little and he just got away with it."

(Quotes by Mark Nunan)

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.