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.
Decision to stay in Dundalk pays off for Grey Danube with victory in Crowne Plaza Handicap
Sat, 12 Dec, 2015 - 00:00
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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.

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