Fire powers to bumper win

Fire In His Eyes ran out an impressive winner of the concluding bumper at Wexford under a confident ride by Luke McGuinness.

The Tony Martin-trained gelding had been well held on his 'track' debut in a Leopardstown maiden hurdle over Christmas but the Gigginstown-owned son of Stowaway left that well behind.

McGuinness cruised into the lead three furlongs out on the 8/1 shot and sent him from home turning in.

Fire In His Eyes soon powered clear and McGuinness could afford to ease down in the closing stages for a comprehensive 18 length success. A Rated sent off the 4/6 favourite, faded tamely coming down the hill and finished a well-beaten fourth.

"That is my third winner. He seems like a nice horse, he was in Gordon's last year and then he went to Tony's,” revealed McGuinness.

“He is slow, he wouldn't be the quickest but he can really gallop."

(Quotes by Donal Murphy)