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Lady Kaya’s lead horse strikes at Dundalk

Secret Wizard beats Port Lions and HasselnottSecret Wizard beats Port Lions and Hasselnott
© Photo Healy Racing

Secret Wizard bounced back to winning ways returning to a mile at Dundalk this evening.

Sheila Lavery 's charge had been in the money in starts over ten furlongs and a mile-and-a-half before the turn of the year at the course and was dropped in trip on his return.

Robbie Colgan produced him towards the inner to challenge over a furlong from home and the Sakhee gelding got his head in front inside the final 150 yards.

The 9/1 shot kept on gamely close home to see off Port Lions by half a length, with a further neck back to Hasselnott in a tight finish.

The stewards had a look at the finish with the winner drifting right close home but the result stood.

Lavery said:- “I know this is his fifth win and he’s loads of talent but you are never quite sure if he’s going to turn up on the day.

"His main job now is as Lady Kaya’s lead horse. He led her on a piece of work on Tuesday and I wasn’t sure what would turn up today.

“He can work to a much higher level of horse than he runs to on the track. Sometimes he just can’t be arsed to put it in!

“You have to try and convince him that he’s running away with you and then he’ll keep going."

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
9/1
Tote €9.60 €1.70
2nd
0.5L
13/2
€3.00
3rd
nk
9/2
€1.70
4th
2L
6/4Fav
About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.