Kearney gives a repeat performance aboard Church Mountain

Church Mountain repeated the tactics that were successful here last Friday when recording a sixth career win in the View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap.

Jack Kearney was also aboard the Denis Hogan-trained gelding last week and he gave an encore performance as the 17/2 chance was patiently ridden before making headway on the stand side in the straight.

The six-year-old again got up in the closing stages to beat Picpoul by a length with Beaupark holding every chance a further head back in third.

Kearney said, "Denis has seemed to find the new key to him now. I think he will have a fun winter up here, he loves that surface.

"In fairness to him, I thought I won snug the last day but, when I asked him to battle today, he really put his head down and battled away.

"I'd say we went quicker than we did last week - I was just kind of out of my comfort zone, but I rode him to give him a chance and he came home well."

Quotes by Michael Graham