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Sale strikes on handicap debut

Dontspoilasale and Wayne Lordan beat Sioux SweetDontspoilasale and Wayne Lordan beat Sioux Sweet
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Dontspoilasale made a winning start in handicap company when landing the ARKequine ACME Nursery at Naas for trainer Natalia Lupini.

The Kuroshio colt had shaped with promise in three maiden runs, most recently when third at Fairyhouse last month.

He went to post 5/2 joint favourite in the five furlong contest and jumped out to dispute things this afternoon under Wayne Lordan.

Dontspoilasale got the better of fellow front-runner Sioux Sweet inside the final furlong to secure a length-and-three-quarters win.

“He's a nice little horse, he's straightforward, tough and genuine,” said Lupini.

“We thought he would run well and we're delighted. The syndicate are all local to the yard and it's lovely for them to have a winner, they're delighted.

“Hopefully he can improve off that and we'll see what the handicapper does. We would love to come back here later in the year for the Birdcatcher.

“We'll keep an eye on the ground, he wouldn't want extremes. Wayne said he'd have no bother over five or six.”

1st
5/2JFav
Tote €3.50 €2.00
2nd
1.75L
7/1
€4.50
3rd
4.25L
5/2JFav
4th
1.75L
11/1
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.