Shadow Seven was his trainer Joseph O'Brien's 101st flat winner of the calendar year at Dundalk this evening as the four year old landed the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey&Trainer Handicap (div 1) under Classic winning jockey Shane Foley.

Foley, winner of this year's Irish 2,000 Guineas on Romanised, was himself notching winner number 64 since January 1 and later stated “he had a good run up here the last day over a mile-and-a-quarter and we went very slow, and he was a bit slow out of the gates.

“He was a lot sharper today and I was able to get a position. Going a mile-and-a-half, and a nice pace, suited him.

“He's a grand horse and he'll go further too in time. He likes the surface so you'll see him here again I'd say.”

Quotes from Gary Carson