Charlie Moore (left), Celtic Manor and owner Kyle Browne McGuigan© Photo Healy Racing
Celtic Manor (13/2) scored on debut for new Donegal-based connections at Sligo today, landing the SP Or Better Guaranteed Hotel Handicap (div I) to complete a double on the day for jockey Gary Carroll.
The six year old's latest of two wins was in June 2019 and today scored on debut for trainer Charlie Moore, beating Lexington Liberty by a length and a quarter.
Successful owner Kyle Browne McGuigan, a cousin of today's suspended jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle, commented “my dad Declan McGuigan is doing the training courses at the moment and we’ve had this horse since November.
“We gave him a break and tried to get him back to form. He was a good horse in his younger days for William Haggas and ran well a couple of times in his early starts in Ireland. He lost his way but I’m glad he bounced back today.
“We had a winner at Dundalk a couple of months ago with Coviglia who was another horse coming back from a layoff.
“We use the beaches near us at Downings and Rathmullan - it’s great scenery and gets the horses fresh and well and back to themselves. I ride out but was always too big to be a jockey.”
Jockey Carroll was successful in the opening maiden on Andy Oliver's Count To Five
Quotes from Mark Nunan
