Miss Black Jack and Wesley Joyce win for trainer John O Donoghue Healy Racing© Photo Healy Racing
Miss Black Jack defied topweight when making just about all the running under Wesley Joyce to run out an impressive winner of the Friday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Stadium Handicap.
Runner-up in her maiden over this course and distance on her first visit to the track in February, the John O'Donoghue trained filly went one place better this evening.
Smart into stride under Joyce, the daughter of Soldier's Call had her rivals on the stretch entering the home straight with her rider coming over to the favoured stands side.
Quickening up over a furlong out, the three-year-old kept on well to record an easy five-and-half lengths win from the staying on Velvet Skies
John O'Donoghue said: "To be fair, I think Wesley spoke to Nathan (Crosse) on the way up and Nathan gave exactly the same ride but we got done by Johnny Feane's good improver (Ohailbhic).
"We were expecting at least a top three finish. I didn't expect her to do it that easily now - the five off her back and she is improving away. Her siblings have improved at three and hopefully she follows the same route.
"I thought I'd win with her as a two-year-old. We didn't - we went to Newcastle and we got beaten. I was keen that we got the job done here.
"I might take her to Wolverhampton for a fillies' handicap next Saturday. She has won well there, so we will see what we get in the weights.
"There is no let up in rain and I probably wouldn't even run her on yielding, she skips along.
"The future is bright, she is a good horse."
Additional reporting by Michael Graham.
