Spanish Temptress completes quickfire double

She had plenty to do turning for home but once Colin Keane switched her out to make her run, she produced a relentless effort to run down Fast Tara 

AWAY AND GONE: Spanish Temptress and Colin Keane win the Gunness Handicap at Roscommon on Monday.  Picture: Healy Racing

Richard O’Brien has long felt Spanish Temptress could develop into a smart sort and while he remains adamant the best is yet to come, her victory in the Gunness Handicap at Roscommon was further vindication of the trainer’s belief in the grey filly.

After winning at the July meeting in Killarney, her next three starts yielded little, even if there were plausible excuses, but she repaid her trainer’s faith in her with a second win, last week in Killarney, and was just as impressive in chalking up career success number three.