Radharcnafarraige relishes drop in trip

THE victory of 14/1 shot Radharcnafarraige in the featured Group 3 Ballyogan Stakes proved the highlight of a double for Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning at Leopardstown last night, when the arrival of heavy showers turned ground conditions to ‘good to yielding’.

Fourth to Memory in both the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot and Newmarket’s Cherry Hinton Stakes last summer, Radharcnafarraige clearly relished the return to six furlongs, hitting the front early in the final furlong before holding Knock Stars by a head with Peahen a neck away third.

In his post-race comments, Bolger admitted: “I probably made a mistake running her over a mile. Six furlongs looks her trip and we’ll plan more of the same for her.”