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Review sligo 1st Oct
Tom Horn clears the last under Paul Carberry
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Owner JP McManus enjoyed a double at Sligo, culminating in Tom Horn s impressive success in the Foley's Bar And Off Licence Chase.
The Noel Meade-trained 7-4 chance took up the running when stablemate London Bridge faded before the home turn, and though hot favourite Arzembuoy Premier tried to get upsides, Paul Carberry drove Tom Horn home to win by six and a half lengths.
The double started after a false start in the IT Sligo Student Day At Sligo Races Rated Novice Chase, when Call Rog (2-1) struck.
Mouse Morris' representative was given a well-timed ride by Mark Walsh and he outstayed course winner Kilcarry Bridge in registering a seven-length success.
Morris made it a double himself when Spot Fine (8-1) scored in the St Angela's College Sligo Student Day At Sligo Races Beginners Chase.< Elsie (evens favourite) showed the benefit of a previous run when opening her account over fences in the Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Beginners Chase.
Tom Mullins' charge, who had finished a good second on her chase bow at Killarney in August, made Paul Townend's job easy as she wasn't extended to beat Sweet Sylvia by three and a half lengths.
Dual bumper winner It's All An Act (6-4 favourite) broke his chase duck at the second time of asking in the Frank O'Beirne Memorial Beginners Chase.
The Shark Hanlon-trained, Andrew McNamara-ridden gelding was waited with behind pace-setter Loch Ard Lady and the Listowel runner-up quickened up best to score from Illtakeitfromhere by four and a half lengths.
An incident-packed Martin Reilly Motors Sante Fe Handicap Chase went the way of Ross O'Sullivan's He's Our Man (10-1).
The Davy Russell-ridden nine-year-old was left in front following a crashing fall for Nearest The Pin at the second last and he galloped on resolutely to score by six lengths from Cavite Beta
The Why Not Sponsor A Race At Sligo Races In 2015 Handicap Chase saw Abarta (8-1) deny Survival in a ding-dong battle to the line.