Dun Doire has plenty in reserve

AT around 5.30pm on Wednesday trainer John Carr rang fellow handler Tony Martin and told him his (Carr’s) horse Killeaney had got a knock and would have to miss the following day’s Ellen Construction Thyestes Handicap Chase at Gowran Park.

It was the call for which Martin was desperately waiting. His in-form Dun Doire had failed to get into the contest and was listed as first reserve.

Dun Doire, the medium of some major wagers, 7-2 to 9-4, roared home a length and a half clear of front-running Coljon.