Review sligo 16th Aug

< Dodging Bullets defied a 10lb ratings rise for a Galway Festival victory to take the feature Rosses Point Handicap at Sligo.

Andy Oliver's three-year-old (11-4) was settled behind the leaders in the 10-furlong contest and Ben Curtis asked him to quicken up to challenge a quarter of a mile out.< Hisaabaat who had a nice rails berth all the way round, wasn't giving up easily though and after a head-to-head battle in the straight Dodging Bullets edged home by half a length.

There was a thrilling three-way finish to the Wednesday 28th Sept At Sligo Auction Race and it went the way of Kevin Prendergast's juvenile Blue Mimosa who was following up a course and distance victory in June.

Always close up under Declan McDonogh, the 11-4 joint-favourite just got the better of a duel down the straight with Beau Amadeus and then held the late run of Legal Peace by a neck.

McDonogh doubled up when he gave Gagnant a peach of a ride in the Sligo Race Supporters Club Handicap, weaving his way through from the rear to get Prunella Dobbs' 9-2 favourite in front late on for a half-length victory over the unlucky Bubbly Bellini

The Shane Donohoe-trained Royal Intruder has won five times in England but was breaking his duck in Ireland when he took the www.countysligoraces.com Claiming Race.

Fran Berry sent the 7-1 shot into the lead a furlong out and he stayed on strongly to hold Darasal Wane who got going late and finished half a length in arrears.

The lightly raced Indian Landing dropped down to six and a half furlongs for the Follow Sligo On Facebook Handicap after two miserable attempts at a mile and a quarter, and seemed to relish the switch to sprinting.

Hitting the front over two furlongs out, the Tracey Collins-trained three-year-old (7-2) was driven clear by Ronan Whelan and won by seven lengths.