Grey Danube back with a bang

Their well-backed first-timer Majestic Paddy didn't come up to expectations in the 6.00, but Darren Bunyan and Leigh Roche took the big prize of the night when Grey Danube (12/1) scored for the seventh time at Dundalk in the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Awards 2015 Handicap.

Back off a 193 day break Grey Danube eventually gained the day in this six furlong heat from the Lavelle/Marnane pair, Jamesie and Seanie Geological didn't get the run of the race, a length and a quarter back in fourth.

"There is improvement to come from him. The way the gallops have been we haven't been able to get proper work into him. He doesn't handle anything but a good surface," said Bunyan.

"We had two plans for him, either Dubai or the winter all-weather. We thought we'd keep him for the all-weather as Lingfield and here would suit him better than Meydan at the moment.

"He could got to Lingfield in February for the Cleeve Stakes. That's the main target at the moment."

R.P. Cleary, rider of Geological trained by Damian Joseph English, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount was denied a clear run in the straight.

(GC & EM)