Madden back with a winner

NIALL ‘Slippers’ Madden, out with a head injury since March, made a successful return to action when partnering Salesin to a hard-earned, all-the-way victory in the Black Point Handicap Hurdle at Wexford last night.

Salesin, which is trained by Madden’s father and namesake for J P McManus, is a course specialist at the south-eastern track, where he has now won on the flat, over fences and hurdles.

The delighted winning trainer enthused, “It’s great for Niall to come back with a winner. This horse is not straight-forward but he’s been a great money-spinner and we’ll mix it with him, hurdles and fences, for the summer.”