Kieran Purcell saddled Bridgets Pet to victory in Galway’s concluding bumper with Joe Burns doing the steering.
Although the race had only seven runners it looked a competitive affair with five previous winners lining up.
Purcell’s four-year-old son of Arakan came in for late support in the betting ring, from 8/1 to 6/1 but he make a mockery of those odds when hitting the front two furlongs out to come home 11 lengths clear of 11/4 shot Valleymount
Charlie Swan and Nina Carberry teamed up with 4/5 favourite Sands Cove but this gelding didn’t feature at the business end as he finished a one-paced third, six lengths back.
Michael Graham
