Extra Pound No Hindrance to Cihangir

Despite putting up a pound overweight, Champion jockey Pat Smullen, aboard Cihangir took the Carnaross Mart Handicap in good style, scoring by four lengths from Parc Aux Boules

This winning son of Fasliyev, who had raced in the colours of Kemal Kurt until this term, got off the mark at the twelfth attempt fifteen days ago at Dundalk and going almost a furlong further here, he was an emphatic winner.

Successful trainer, Dermot Weld said: "He did it well. The soft ground probably flattered the performance. He is for a new owner (Anthony Bonomo) who has a lot of horses in New York. This horse has won twice for him now which is a great start for him in Ireland."

Bonomo also has a couple of two-year-olds with Weld. (EM)