Apache Outlaw followed up a win over seven furlongs at Dundalk in December when dropping down to six to land the Sky Bet Match5 Handicap.

The Ado McGuinness-trained gelding travelled well to challenge under two furlongs out and was ridden out by Adam Caffrey in the final 150 yards to beat Inishmot Prince by half-a-length with Collective Power the same distance further away in third.

The son of Churchill joined the Lusk trainer last summer having won a maiden for Joseph O’Brien and held a career high rating of 100 as a juvenile.

McGuinness said, “It is not easy to win these sprints off that weight. We gave him a break after he won here the last day, and we knew he had improved a good bit through the winter for a little bit of a break.

"We are thinking we might make an entry for him in Lingfield next week, we are sending a few down there next week. He could be on the way and that track could suit him.

"We have horses going to Newcastle next week as well."

Quotes by Michael Graham