Twilight summer for End Of The Affair

Sam James and End Of The Affair showed the field a clean pair of heels a furlong out in Dundalk’s feature race, the two mile handicap.

The duo came home four-and-a-half lengths clear to win at 8/1 from 7/4 favourite Elyaadi Asiya at 11/1 finished third.

Trainer Vincent Ward was quick to pay tribute to the seven-year-old mare who won almost 15,000 euro today. He said: “She deserves a chance to go for the big two mile handicap at Galway.

“She is also in the mares hurdle at Galway but I would be afraid to run her with her pedigree in case something would happen.

“The intention is to go to the mares sales later in the year. She has been a brilliant servant and never runs a bad race.

“I have it in the back of my mind to take her over the water for one of the big staying handicaps.

“I school my horses at Dundalk and every time she runs in a schooling bumper here she always wins it which is a big advantage to her.

“I train with Frank Broad and we enjoy it. I only have four horses and they are all ex-Dermot Weld trained. It would be great if all our horses were like End Of The Affair."