Leahy on the scoresheet with Linger For Longer

Linger For Longer was a 16/1 winner for Dylan Browne McMonagle in the seven furlong handicap for older horses.

Prominent throughout, the daughter of Fulbright came right across to race nearest the stands' rail in the straight and led over a furlong out to beat Speckled Meadow by three-parts of a length.

Trainer Austin Leahy said of the Irish Equine Syndicate's five-year-old: "She was most unfortunate the last day in Limerick when she missed the break badly and sometimes you can give them a habit when they do that, so the one thing I wanted to do was to get her out today - whatever else happened.

"She is better without horses crowding her and I'm glad to get it.

"He (Browne McMonagle) walked the track beforehand and said she found a new gear two furlongs out (on the outer). He is a bright fella but had been riding badly lately! Those losing spells can happen though."

Quotes from Thomas Weekes