Not So Simple © Photo Healy Racing
Dour stayer Not So Simple (15/2) was handy throughout and relished the near 3m2f trip to land the Sligo Park Hotel Handicap.
The Kalanisi gelding, winning for the third time in his career, led before three out and kept up the gallop in the straight to hold Arthur's Baby by two and three quarter lengths with The Dabbler another two lengths away in third.
It was a notable victory for 7 lb claimer Robbie Geoghegan who rode a bumper winner at this track in 2007 but was enjoying his first winner as a conditional. The Galway native had some time away from the sport in the interim and relocated to Australia for a period of time. He did enjoy plenty of success in point-to-points earlier in his career.
Winning trainer Norman Lee said: "It's great for Robbie. He rode around thirty point-to-point winners but he was out of the game for a while. He's with me the last two years and is a great worker. Himself and two girls and myself ride eight or nine lots a day.
"He gave him a brilliant ride, he never asked him and he kept it economical. It's great for Rose and John Devitt who are great supporters of ours.
"We had four horses here that we thought would make the frame and they did, and we nearly had a double. We were done by a head on the line earlier (with Ladiam .
"They're in great form and that's all down to the hard work at home. We've 25 horses in and we're working very hard to make progress."
