Le Vagabond strikes Gold

Successful over a shorter trip at the May meeting, Le Vagabond returned to Killarney to land the featured, €50,000 At The Races Kingdom Gold Cup on the second day of the August Festival last night.

Trained for the Galway-based Weir House Syndicate by Edward O’Grady, the four-year-old Footstepsinthesand gelding tracked the leaders before being unleashed by Billy Lee, between horses, early in the straight. In front two furlongs, he stayed on well to beat Artful Artist by two and a half lengths with Tara Dylan in third.

Le Vagabond was Lee’s third winner of the meeting, following his double on Wednesday for Willie McCreery, which included victory on Erysimum in the listed Ruby Stakes.