Calorando follows up in style

TONY MULLINS took the training honours at Roscommon yesterday, doubling-up with Calorando and Stadium Project.

Winner of the valuable Murphys Handicap Hurdle at Killarney last month, Calorando followed-up when emphatically turning over odds-on favourite Akshar in the Dermot Hughes Toyota Car Sales Hurdle.

Confidently handled by 7lb. claimer Mark Watts, Calorando came from last to first, overcoming some ‘traffic problems’ in the straight before sprinting clear for an impressive victory. Stressing how well the winner handles summer ground, Mullins is targeting the Galway Festival with Sean Murphy's six-year-old, already a winner on the flat at Ballybrit. Calorando could run twice at the Festival, including a possible tilt at the Guinness Galway Hurdle.