Mansuri now ready to sell well

Mansuri (11/4 favourite) gained due reward for his consistency when on start number eleven he got off the mark in the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Maiden at Dundalk.

This seven furlong event went very much the way the betting had predicted beforehand as the first three in the market filled the gold, silver and bronze medal positions.

Colin Keane brought through Mansuri from mid-division to deliver his challenge from the two furlong pole.

The Piccolo gelding got on terms inside the last and he led close home to prevail by half a length and a length and three parts from Adeste Fideles (4/1) and Camakasi (4/1).

The well-backed Aru Cha Cha (16s into 6s) never really showed with a chance and ended up in fifth place.

Winning trainer Ger Lyons said: "He's been very consistent and he's a lovely looking horse.

"Our policy is to buy them young and race them until the end of their three-year-old career and I'd have been very disappointed if I hadn't got a win out of him.

"He'll be a gorgeous four-year-old but he's off to the sales now.

"I've got a good few going to the horses in training sale at Newmarket." (AM & EM)