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Review roscommon 9th May

Mon 9th May 2016, 20:40

Queen Alphabet and Pat Smullen (red) get the better of Grey Sky Blue and Chris HayesQueen Alphabet and Pat Smullen (red) get the better of Grey Sky Blue and Chris Hayes
© Photo Healy Racing

< Alishan overcame trouble in running to make a successful start to his career in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Median Auction Maiden at Roscommon.

Pat Smullen tracked the leaders on the Dermot Weld-trained 3-1 chance but found himself short of room two furlongs out.

Smullen angled him out, though, and the half-brother to 2009 Irish Leger hero Alandi saw out his race well to collar Admodum and prevail by three-quarters of a length.

Smullen doubled up when Queen Alphabet got the better of Grey Sky Blue in a ding-dong tussle for the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.

Peter Fahey's useful jumper had finished in front of her rival when second at Dundalk last month and was 2-1 favourite to confirm that form, but she really had to work to get the better of the argument after they went head to head down the length of the straight.< Synopsis (6-1) ground out victory on her return to action in the Knockcroghery Handicap.< Sweet Cherry looked the likely winner entering the final furlong but Gary Carroll went after her on Ger Lyons' lightly-raced filly, who stuck on dourly to score by three-quarters of a length, making it two wins from three career starts.< Full Court Press pulled out all the stops to reward market support in the Roscommon Handicap.

After taking the lead, Johnny Murtagh's 6-1 shot appeared to be headed by Lord Justice only to fight back in the hands of Connor King and get home by a neck.

The pick of the jumping action was the myITdepartment.ie Handicap Chase and Jack Kennedy got everything out of 11-4 favourite Rebel Cry to battle back once headed by Barry Geraghty on Sir Abbot

Jamie Codd rode a patient race on Blood Crazed Tiger in the Kepak Flat Race, but produced him with a perfectly-timed challenge and the 11-4 joint-favourite saw off Lakeside Castle by five lengths.