Sheehan makes all on That Fellow to land Ballabuidhe Derby

LOCAL jockey Gavin Sheehan led from pillar to post on the local owned and trained That Fellow in the Irish Examiner sponsored Ballabuidhe Derby before a huge crowd on the opening day of the sun-soaked Ballabuidhe Festival in Dunmanway yesterday.

Sheehan later completed a double in the 15.0 hands on The Boodyman.

In their qualifying races for the Paddy Connolly Memorial final, Spanko’s Boy, Disraeli Quest and Mister Hill all led from the start. But in her division, I’m Just Like Mum, in rein to Robert Cleary, went into overdrive just before entering the back straight for the last time and powered to the front to take it up from Brywins Charvis.