Jig dances to Cork success
Niall McCullagh got a great tune out of Irish Jig (7-2) to collar May Meeting in the final half-furlong and land the Kerry Spring Water Rochestown Stakes at Cork.
A disappointment when well-fancied for the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom on Derby Day behind Ascot-bound Declaration Of War, he bounced back to his best for Ger Lyons in the Listed event to win by a head.
Declan McDonogh went for home with over a furlong to run on Kevin Condon’s May Meeting (8-1), a winner of her only previous race to date, but was worn down close home.
The disappointment of the race was Aidan O’Brien’s Observation Post, who was sent off the 13-8 favourite but had Kieren Fallon at work some way out and was well beaten.
