Donohoe doubles up at Ballinrobe through Vischio

Vischio made all in the extended mile and a-half handicap to seal a Ballinrobe double for trainer Dick Donohoe.

Mikey Sheehy pushed the six-year-old mare into the lead and she lobbed away at the head of affairs. She was still on the bridle for Sheehy as their rivals came under pressure inside the two pole.

The daughter of Holy Roman Emperor straightened for home with a two-length advantage and increased it in the closing stages to win nicely by three lengths at 10/3. Last Ammo was best of the rest at 8/1.

This supplemented a fillies' handicap success by Vischio in Tramore just under a fortnight ago.

Donohoe said: "Days like this make it all worthwhile. These two won at Tramore a fortnight ago and have been in super form since so we said we'd go again with them. 

"The four wins were all quite similar with front-running tactics and she got an easy lead again tonight.

"I enjoy working with the horses. We're a small operation and you need to be getting the odd result to keep going at the game and days like this are a bit of a boost all right.

"We have some very loyal owners and a small staff who work very hard.

"This mare will go to Galway on Wednesday week for a mares' handicap hurdle.  She ran in it last year."

Donohoe's Magnetic North landed the opening claimer and was subsequently claimed by James McAuley.

Additional reporting by Mark Nunan