Hard-fought win for Deficit

DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT picked up the winning thread with a hard-fought victory in the Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown last evening.

The Jim Bolger-trained three-year-old, third to Dubawi in the Irish 2000 Guineas on his last run, was made to battle all the way down the straight to get the better of Zarad.

Kevin Manning had Democratic Deficit well placed just behind the leaders coming off the final bend in the seven-furlong Group Three contest and threw down his challenge at the same time as Zarad.