Balliinrobe report: Landmark success for jockey Kieran Callaghan as Rock Road wins McHale Mayo National
Kieran Callaghan celebrates after steering Rock Road to victory in the McHale Mayo National, the jockey's first win over fences. Picture: Healy Racing
Racing from 6lb out of the handicap, the Willie Mullins-trained Rock Road bagged the €60,000 McHale Mayo National, the highlight of the season in Ballinrobe, providing teenager Kieran Callaghan with the biggest success of his burgeoning career and his first over fences.
Always handy, the 4-1 shot stayed on stoutly in the closing stages to beat favourite Ilikedwayurthinkin by six and a half lengths with veteran 33-1 shot Peregrine Run a creditable third.
