Blue Corrig makes amends
Trained by Joe Crowley, the five-year-old justified favouritism and was making amends for a costly defeat at Tramore last week when he ran out at the first flight.
Walsh was earlier expected to land the McCabe’s Garage, Drogheda, Maiden Hurdle on the Dessie Hughes-trained favourite Cowanstown Miss but she had to settle for third place behind Coutoure Daisy, trained by Valerie Keatley on the Curragh and given an enterprising ride by 7lb claimer Nicky O’Shea.
In the Flat action, apprentice Emmet Butterly continued on his winning ways when partnering Belle Child to victory over Miss Curly in a division of the Sprint Handicap.
Earlier Seven Gold Rings, trained by Joanna Morgan, gained a long-overdue success when making every yard of the running in the opening five furlong nursery.
Nina Carberry sent punters home happy when partnering 6/4 favourite Dream River to an emphatic nine lengths win for trainer Pat Martin in the concluding bumper.
* John Egan will spend 12 days on the sidelines after appearing before the Jockey Club disciplinary panel yesterday under the totting-up procedure.
The panel suspended him for 16 days, with four days deferred until February 2006.
