The Eoin Griffin trained Sallyanka maintained her unbeaten racecourse record with a battling win in the concluding Owenavarragh Bumper at Wexford this evening.

Ridden by Mikey Fogarty, the daughter of Catcher In The Rye stayed on gamely to eventually deny Clouded Thoughts

Afterwards Griffin stated “Sallyanka had to pull all the stops there but she is a tough mare and it’s nice to get a winners’ bumper with her. I said after Kilbeggan that she’d go for hurdle but she will definitely go hurdling now. She is owned by Mark McDonagh, from Cratloe, Co Clare, who had Don’t Be Bitin with us previously.”

The winner had previously won at Kilbeggan, having earlier 'blotted' her copybook when refusing, (after being hampered) on her only point to point run.

Thomas Weekes