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Gary Carson
Dilemma takes no Prisoners in sprint
Prisoner's Dilemma and Donagh O Connor beat San Andreas
© Photo Healy Racing
Prisoner's Dilemma looks set to stick at sprinting after winning when dropped back to six furlongs in the conditions race at Fairyhouse this evening.
Johnny Levins' charge had won over this trip at Dundalk on his penultimate outing before finishing fourth over seven at Naas a couple of days later.
Today Donagh O'Connonr tracked the front-running Dun Na Sead before sending his mount to the front a furlong from home.
The 8/1 shot found plenty in the closing stages to hold the late challenge of 9/4 favourite San Andreas by half a length.
“That was grand and Donagh was very good on him,” said Levins.
“He got a lovely lead from Kieran Cotter's horse. He might have hit the front a little soon but he had to commit.
“I was getting a bit worried when I saw San Andreas coming as he stays well but he's done it nicely in the end.
“He's 92 now and he might be 95 after today realistically. We'll look at the Bold Lad for him.
“I'll have to scrap the Sovereign Path now, we were eyeing that, but obviously he's sharpening up now and he's still a little bit unexposed over this trip.
“We might try five with him on a galloping track later on when he learns to gallop at speed.
“We've always trained him as a seven-furlong/mile horse so we still have to teach him how to gallop at speed. He seems to be coping quite well at the moment.”