JJ doubles up at local track

Local rider JJ Slevin took the riding honours in Wexford last night, completing an 87/1 double on Cut Em Down and In A Pinch.

Cut Em Down, outsider of the two Gigginstown House Stud runners in the opening Welcome To Wexford racecourse Maiden Hurdle, provided the rider’s first cousin Joseph O’Brien with a 25th birthday success when proving six lengths too strong for favourite Pallaskenry.

The winner was partnered to an emphatic success by J J Slevin, who commented: “He’s a grand horse, stays well and appreciated that better ground.”