Brown Pulls clear in style

Pullman Brown powered clear in the closing stages to run out a comprehensive winner of the 'Damien Dempsey' Handicap at Leopardstown.

Connor King produced the 5/2 favourite to lead over a furlong from home and he went on in the closing stages to post a four-length success in the ten furlong contest.

The David Marnane-trained winner had just been collared close home on his previous outing at Naas and had also scored at Tipperary back in April.

"He's learning his game. He got mugged a little bit the last day. He was a little immature and is still immature," said Marnane.

"He's starting to settle now and today when he got to the front he finished it off well. He'll have no problems getting a mile-and-a-half.

"His full-brother in American won a Grade 2 and only got going when he was four. I fancy that this horse could be quite similar, although whether he gets to that level I don't know.

"He's in the horses-in-training sales in October. He's part of a syndicate that we are disbanding."