Seven up for Taglietelle at Dundalk
Ridden by talented teenager Jack Kennedy, Taglietelle came from off the pace to lead inside the final furlong and beat Eye Of The Tiger by a length and a quarter.
Elliott’s assistant Ollie Murphy said: “That’s seven he’s won for us now — he’s so consistent. The ground is too soft for him on the grass at the moment. But this surface suited him and I’d say he could come back here.
“Jack is a very good young lad and gave him a good ride. With his claim, the horse was well-in. He’s a fun-horse and only does enough in his races.”
Tough and consistent course specialist Kimbay provided 5lbs claimer Derek McCormack with a birthday winner when pipping Fast In The Wind by a nose in the Dundalk Stadium — Light Up Your Night Handicap.
The five-year-old mare was recording her fourth success on Dundalk’s polytrack, and her first over six furlongs on this surface.
And her enthusiastic trainer Noel ‘Iggy’ Lawlor paid tribute to the winning rider and Rory Cleary.
Lawlor said: “Derek and Rory do all the work at home, so the credit goes to them. I just hope we have no more photo-finishes like that — it was bad for my heart.”
Sheila Lavery introduced a potentially smart Rip Van Winkle filly Another Story (Ronan Whelan) to win the opening two-year-old maiden, denying the badly-drawn Tarazani by a head.
Lavery said: “The girl that rode her at home early on said she was our Guineas filly but she was weak and growing, so we had to back off her. I think she’s smart and six furlongs is a bit sharp for her — she needs seven.
“She missed the break and was a bit keen tonight, but the gaps came. She’s still very green and needs a lot of education but should be nice next season.”
Ronan Whelan completed a 142/1 first and last race double when the Gavin Cromwell-trained Political Policy held Reckless Lad in the concluding, one-mile rated race.
The five-year-old gelding was registering his fifth career success, all achieved at Dundalk.
Colin Keane completed a double in the divisions of the 47-65 mile and a half handicap, scoring on favourites Hatch Hall, trained by Karl Thornton and John Morrison’s Invincible Don.
The David Marnane-trained Settle For Red, a strong 7/4 favourite, defied top-weight in the one-mile apprentice handicap, Connor King’s mount holding Red Words by a nose to record his fourth success of 2015.
And trainer-rider Denis Hogan, successful on the gambled-on Long House Island in Thurles on Thursday, struck again with 20/1 shot Neatly Put in the Big Bad Bob Maiden.
