Island House back in business

ISLAND HOUSE showed that age has diminished neither his speed nor enthusiasm for the game as he took his career earnings well over the £200,000-mark at Goodwood yesterday.

The Geoff Wragg-trained seven-year-old drifted out in the betting to 4-1 after a below-par effort at Kempton on his reappearance left punters puzzling.

But those backers who kept the faith were rewarded in style as Island House galloped to clear-cut victory under regular rider Darryll Holland in the Peters Fairline Festival Stakes.