Ballymac Kingdom bags first major prize of 2021

Ballymac Kingdom claimed the first major trophy of 2021 when taking the Shelbourne Open 600 on Saturday night
Ballymac Kingdom bags first major prize of 2021

Ballymac Kingdom claimed the first major trophy of 2021 when taking the Shelbourne Open 600 on Saturday night

Sun, 03 Jan, 2021 - 18:42

Ballymac Kingdom scooped the €15,000 first prize in the Open 600 Final in Shelbourne Park to give trainer Liam Dowling the perfect start to 2021.

After suffering his first defeat of the competition in the semi-finals, he put that run behind him, overcoming a second bend bump to repel the strong challenge of Coolavanny Chick.

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