Bold Thady Quill ends long losing run

Bold Thady Quill recorded his first win since March of 2013 (28 runs ago) as he just hung on to win the Online & Mobile Betting thetote.com Handicap under Shane Foley for Ken Condon.

The eight-year-old son of Tale Of The Cat finished a good second to Great Minds in the Listed Cork Stakes earlier in the month but he disappointed last time out again at Cork.

Sent off a 14/1 chance today he was settled towards rear before improving to challenge from two furlongs out.

He got to the front over a furlong out and he kept on well under pressure from there, just holding off Intense Style by a short head.

The runner-up was returned at 12/1 under Kevin Manning for Jim Bolger while Texas Rock was a further neck back in third under Niall McCullagh for Michael Grassick at 20/1. Vitally Important was sent off the 3/1 favourite and he finished a disappointing ninth while the well-backed Maskoon (10/1 to 5/1 on-course) was eighth.

Ken Condon said afterwards: "I know I'm biased but if any horse deserved it then he did. It's two years and a lot of runs since he won. He was second in a Listed race at Cork earlier this month and got put up 5lb. It's a career best to do that off 99.

"Shane said he likes that ground and travelled well into the race. In fact he felt he got there a bit too soon.

"Success Days is due to work in the morning. He will probably go for the Derby Trial (at Leopardstown). We'll see what the weather is like."

Additional reporting by Alan Magee