McCullagh and Collins collect with Noirvento

Veteran jockey Niall McCullagh was in self-deprecating mood following his win in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) Handicap at Sligo today, scoring on the Tracey Collins-trained Noirvento

Today's races are flag-started due to mechanical issues with the starting stalls with McCullagh able to bounce Noirvento out smartly, before eventually scoring by a length from Herb Of Grace

Fifty two year old McCullagh later reported “it is worrying when there are no stalls. It's a free-for-all but the bit of experience came into it - although I tried to do it in the previous race but made an absolute horlicks of it!

“She enjoyed the cut in the ground, she's all heart and I think she’s good for another one.”

Winning trainer Collins added “she’s such a consistent filly and has the most amazing owners, the Altar Ego Syndicate, they’re a fantastic bunch of people and have been great patrons of mine.

“She just doesn’t know when she has enough. She’s a very honest filly, she’s limited but she gives her heart and soul every time.

“She was always going to finish strongly there and that’s five she’s won now.”

Quotes from Mark Nunan