Jack Dillinger and J J Slevin© Photo Healy Racing
Sidelined for a lengthy spell after being injured at the Galway summer festival, J J Slevin rode his first winner since mid-July aboard his cousin Joseph O'Brien's Jack Dillinger (a half-brother to Bonny Kate and Mala Beach) in the Cashel Maiden Hurdle.
The third winning odds-on favourite in succession at Clonmel, Slevin kept it simple from the front on the well-backed Jack Dillinger (evens to 8/11).
On start two for the O'Brien yard, Jack Dillinger delivered comfortably by four and a half lengths from Deburrafield
"That's my first horse for Michael (O'Flynn, owner) and Stanley and also my first winner for them," said O'Brien.
"JJ gave him a good ride as he anchored him in front and he's not the most straightforward horse in the world. It's also JJ's first winner since coming back so it's good for him too.
"I think the horse will get some confidence from that as he has been to the well plenty of times. He'll have no problem jumping fences and handling slower ground.
"They have done a great job with the ground here and it's very safe."
(TW & EM)
