Review sligo 29th Jun

< Miss Faustina landed her first success at the ninth attempt when she took the feature race at Sligo, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap.

Danny Grant had her on the heels of the leaders as they turned into the short straight, where Miss Eze got the better of a tussle with Dreamalittledream to take the lead.

Pat Flynn's three-year-old (7-1) put in a strong challenge down the outside and hit the front close home to win by half a length.

Chris Hayes was all dressed up with nowhere to go on Bobskier as they entered the straight in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden, but it worked out well enough for the 100-30 shot in the end.

Jessica Harrington's filly forced her way through a narrow gap to hit the front and then ran on strongly to resist Hope Of An Angel s late charge by a short head.

Hayes came close to another success after Table Forty Six hit the front in the Sligo Claiming Race, but jump jockey David Casey, on a rare foray on the Flat, used all his strength to get the David Marnane-trained Maal (7-1) home by a short head.

Top-weight Solent Ridge went off the 11-8 favourite for the Racecourse Signage Handicap and bolted in despite a 10lb hike in the ratings for a Naas victory last week.

Emmet McNamara always had the Ger Lyons-trained gelding travelling smoothly towards the outside and he swept into the lead turning in and won as he liked by five lengths.

Flan Costello's Golden Nugget hadn't shown much in four runs and was allowed to go off at 25-1 in the Racing Again At Sligo July 11th Maiden.

Seamus Heffernan delivered his challenge late on the outside and got the better of a duel through the final furlong with another closer, Celtic Pageant by a head.