Comet flies home in bumper Jason McKeown produced Donatis Comet with a perfectly timed run to land the concluding bumper at Down Royal. Even-money favourite Trabajo battled his way to the front a furlong from home but couldn't hold the late charge of Pat Martin's charge. The Spinning World gelding found another gear in the closing stages to record a length-and-three-quarters success. "He's a nice horse and ran well at Cork last time. Jason said he came on a good bit from that run," said Martin. "He'll probably end up being a Flat horse. I've tried him before in stalls but he panicked and I thought this was a good way to get him relaxed. He could go back on the Flat now." The winner had lined up in a maiden at Roscommon last year only to to break out under the stalls and be withdrawn. Mikey Fogarty, who rode the runner-up, was hit with a four-day ban for excessive frequency with the whip.
