Saighduir strikes again at Dundalk

Declan McDonogh doubled-up on course specialists An Saighduir and Billyford in Dundalk last night.

An Saighduir, trained by Andy Slattery, travelled well and stuck to his task in admirable fashion to beat Almadaa by a length in the opening, five-furlong Your Local Value Centre Handicap, recording his third win in four starts on the track.

Slattery said: “He’s moving better this year and is almost back to his two-year-old form. The handicapper is pushing him up all the time and I just hope he can translate this form to the turf when the time comes.”