The Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race proved a real triumph for Ado McGuinness as Comfort Line led home a 1-2-3 for the Lusk trainer at Dundalk.

The Alhebayeb gelding, recording his fifth win here for Dooley Thoroughbreds in the space of 12 months, was ridden to lead around a furlong out.

The well backed 9/2 chance kept on strongly for Jack Kearney to beat Skontonovski by three-quarters of a length with Nikki Swango completing the stable domination just a neck further away in third.

McGuinness said, "I thought Sean Davis' horse (Sayifyouwill) would win it, but these claimers can be very funny.

"We were weighted to beat the favourite (Shoot To Kill) with Skontonovski and Comfort Line. Nikki Swango was weighted to beat the whole lot of them, so I thought she was the best one in, in the race.

"I wasn't expecting a 1-2-3 now to be honest, but it was great. I had one in Laytown one day and I think it is the only one I can remember.

"He has been a great horse, a great servant and is rock-solid in his grade. In the likes of claimers, he is in at a right price. He's a good horse and good old fun."

McGuinness held onto the winner with a friendly claim, but he lost both placed horses as Skontonovski was claimed by Ger O’Leary for €10,000 and Nikki Swango joins John McConnell for €5,000. Sayifyouwill (fourth) was claimed by Stephen Thorne’s Shamrock Thoroughbreds for €12,500.

Quotes by Michael Graham