Review sligo 24th Aug

< Lil Ella landed a last-gasp success on her belated seasonal debut in a thrilling finish to the feature race at Sligo, the Supermac's Castlebaldwin Handicap.

Christy Roche's three-year-old (8-1), winner of a big-field Curragh nursery last October, was never far off the pace under Fran Berry and put in a strong challenge to Treasure The Cross down the straight.

Just when it looked as if the post would come in time for the leader, Lil Ella lunged late to grab the prize by a head, with Bright Horizon staying on well just three-quarters of a length away in third and the luckless Snap Alam a close fourth.< Sailors Warn (3-1) ended a long string of consecutive placings by running right away with the Liam & Rita Lipsett Memorial Maiden.

Billy Lee made a decisive move approaching the home turn and Tim Doyle's gelding shot into a clear lead that was never threatened as he came home four and a half lengths clear of favourite Battleoftrafalgar

Jim Bolger brought Deorai out quickly after his unplaced debut effort at Cork on Sunday and it paid off in the Steeplechasing Returns September 29th At Sligo Auction Race.

Kevin Manning never seemed to be travelling that well in front, but the 5-1 shot kept finding more and saw off joint-favourite Gentleman Duke by half a length.

Andrew Thornton was in the plate as Pat Martin's Like Magic (11-4 favourite) landed the www.countysligoraces.com Claiming Race, taking it up on the home turn and running on too strongly for Whip Mark who finished a length and a half in arrears.< Edmondstown Lass followed up a Killarney success despite an 8lb hike in the ratings in the Harvest Racing At Sligo Handicap.

Dropped back to a sprint trip, the Pat Flynn-trained 7-1 shot took command 100 yards out under Danny Grant and easily held the late charge of Bricks And Porter by a length and a half.