Trading Point ends frustrating spell for English

Trading Point confirmed the high opinion in which he’s held by trainer Damian English when just coming out on top after an exciting finish to the Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Handicap at Dundalk.

The five-year-old hasn’t enjoyed the best of luck since joining English this season but he put that right in this mile event.

The 12/1 chance was produced to challenge over a furlong out by Ronan Whelan, and just got the better of a tremendous battle with the rallying Mutadaawel by a head.

Excelcius was a further length and three quarters away in third.

English said, “That was badly needed. I’ve been having a frustrating season with 13 seconds and haven’t had a winner since Bellewstown.

“This lad has been a bit unlucky. He was second in the Lincoln on his first run for us and coming up to Guineas weekend we had a bit of a virus in the yard which set him back.

“Coming up to the Cambridgeshire he stood on the clip of his shoe which put him out. There have been loads of little problems but its finally come together.

“We’ve never actually had him up here so it was a bit of fact-finding to see if he’d handle the place but he handles it well and we’ll keep him in for the winter now and maybe go for the Fast Track Qualifier and get him to Lingfield.

“He has that ability and I think there is a Premier Handicap in him.

“He travelled like a dream and he’s not a horse you want to be bullying. He just does enough when he gets there and he made us sweat.”