Morning Approach scores for McCreery and Lee

Morning Approach (9/1) registered a third career win today, landing Dundalk's Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap for trainer Willie McCreery and jockey Bill Lee.

The daughter of Dawn Approach was a course maiden winner in 2020 and having most recently won in June 2022, today ended a frustrating 17-race losing spell when beating Roman Palace by a length and a half.

McCreery said "the race the last day, over 1m2f, didn't suit as they just went no pace but today's race suited as they went a good gallop and the horse that went off in front (Humanitarian) set them all at it.

“She had targets to go at and galloped right out to the line.

"She enjoyed that today and Billy knows her. Actually when it came up the other day for jockeys, Billy just said to Kevin (O'Ryan, agent) 'tell them I'm riding' so that was enough for me.

"I was a bit unlucky earlier on with Dream Ticket she'll come up here again."

Quotes from Michael Graham