O'Regan rides 1st Flat winner in Ireland on impressive Sunrise Arcadian Sunrise’s pre-race drift (3/1 out to 9/2) gave no indication of what was to come as John Queally’s charge ran out an impressive winner of the Horse & Jockey Maiden at Thurles. It was rider Denis O’Regan’s first winner on the Flat in Ireland. Ilmig ran well on debut but he couldn’t lay a glove on Arcadian Sunrise, who led, before being joined three furlongs out. The winner had a narrow lead again a furlong and a half out, and pushed out to assert inside the final furlong he went on to easily score by three and three parts of a length. "He got bogged down a bit at Listowel and he goes hurdling now,” said Queally. "He could be a type for some of the big handicaps in the spring and 2m4f will be his trip for now." O’Regan had a couple of successes on the level in the past at Hamilton and Epsom. (Quotes — Tom Weekes)
