Kingston & Mulligan land Leopardstown finale

After a Cavan-trained winner of the sixth, it was a victory for Co Louth in the concluding seven-furlong handicap at Leopardstown as Pimstrel (5/1) followed up her Bellewstown success to score for Drogheda trainer George Kingston.

Rory Mulligan 's mount missed a beat at the start but soon tracked the leaders and came through between horses to lead over a furlong out before being ridden out to beat Speckled Meadow by a length-and-a-half.

Kingston, who owns the eight-year-old mare himself, said: “She's in great form. That's her last run of the year, she loves the heavy ground and is not for the all-weather.

“I'm absolutely delighted to win that. It's been a good day, we had a filly (Sceptred Isle) finish third in the big handicap ridden by that young man as well. He's a topper.

“He's very sensible, he always has a plan in his head, thinks about things himself and comes up with his own ideas.

“I'm over the moon, it's been a great day.”

Quotes from Gary Carson