Russmur Flyer makes it a perfect six at Tralee

The final of the Lee Strand 550 was the feature in Tralee on Saturday night, and the Mossy O’Connor-trained Russmur Flyer justified odds-on favouritism with an all-the-way victory.

Bringing his perfect record to six, the 4-5 chance, owned by Jerry Murphy, Rathmore, led by a couple of lengths rounding the opening bends, and held that lead down the back.

Sticking tight to the rails around the third turn, the July 2014 son of Vans Escalade and Perles Bay held off the challenge of Movealong Cupid, and stayed on well to beat that rival by a couple of lengths in 29.59.