Fred proves a handicap snip

FRED Fenster lived up to his billing as a handicap snip when justifying 9/10 favouritism in the www.tehtote.com/mobile Handicap in Navan yesterday.

The Eddie Lynam trained four-year-old, raised a whopping 20lb. for his runaway win in a Cork maiden on Saturday, was carrying only a mandatory 5lb. penalty and, 15lb. ‘well-in’, gave him supporters few worries, despite his customary tardy start.

Soon tracking the leaders under Keagan Latham, the Fasliyev gelding challenged with more than two furlongs to race and, soon in front, forged clear to beat Shiramiyna by four and a quarter lengths.