Decision to stay in Dundalk pays off for Grey Danube with victory in Crowne Plaza Handicap

Off the track since June, Grey Danube sprang a 12/1 shock in the featured Crowne Plaza Handicap in Dundalk last night.

Enterprisingly ridden by Leigh Roche, the Darren Bunyan-trained six-year-old made all and held on grimly to hold the David Marnane-trained pair Jamesie (2/1 favourite) and Seanie.

Grey Danube was registering his seventh career success, all achieved at Dundalk. Trainer Bunyan admitted: “There should be plenty of improvement to come from him – we haven’t been able to get proper work into him with the gallops in the state they’ve been in.