High Court Cave and Oran McGill© Photo Healy Racing
Noel Kelly doubled up at Sligo this afternoon when High Court Cave swept into the lead turning for home in the concluding bumper this evening.
Oran McGill settled the 2/1 shot behind the leaders in the two-mile-two contest before asking him to hit the front on the home bend.
The Court Cave gelding soon asserted and galloped on strongly in the closing stages to post a convincing four-and-a-half length win over At The Wings
High Court Cave, a point-to-point winner in May, had been slightly unlucky on his track debut at Galway when clipping heels and stumbling over half a mile from home before finishing fourth.
Kelly said: "This is a smart horse and a clever horse. He was very unlucky at Galway where he clipped heels and he may just have needed the run a wee bit there.
"We were worried about the ground but Oran kept him wide and got the best of it.
"He's going to the field now and we'll have a think about what to do with him.
"His owner Victor McCrea is a cattle dealer and the last three horses that he's picked out himself at the sales, including this one, have all won for him. He's a good judge."
Kelly had also been on the mark earlier when That's Me Finished took the McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle.
(Quotes by Mark Nunan)
