Golden Spear’s big Galway moment

While Tony Martin was out of luck in his bid for a hat-trick of Galway Hurdle victories on Thursday, the Meath trainer was back amongst the winners last night when Golden Spear landed some tidy bets in the featured Guinness Premier Handicap, and Heartbreak City belied market weakness in the opening handicap hurdle.

Golden Spear was a costly loser when runner-up in the same race last year when the winner was none other than Thursday’s Galway Hurdle hero, Clondaw Warrior.

There was no such rival this time and the now five-year-old, returning from nine months off, justified support from 6-1 to 10-3 favourite when leading in the straight for a cosy half-length success over Abraham.