Snapraeterea makes light of heavy going at Roscommon

Teed Up and Chris Hayes (nearest) beats Departmentalize to win the J.F. Hanley Maiden at Roscommon. Picture: Healy Racing

The Joseph O’Brien-trained Snapraeterea made all to land the featured Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction 2-Y- Race in Roscommon, where heavy rain had turned ground conditions to “heavy” (from “good” at declaration time on Sunday), causing plenty of withdrawals.

Beaten at Killarney on his second start, 5/4 shot Snapraeterea dictated the pace under 7lb. claimer Dylan Browne McMonagle and, pressed by marginal favourite Elysium and Colin Keane up the straight stayed on dourly to triumph by two and a quarter lengths, giving his rider his ninth success of the season.