The Snapper and Ronan Whelan (far side)© Photo Healy Racing
The Snapper (8/1) had his picture taken for the first time at Cork today as the Davison family's colt gained a maiden success, under jockey Ronan Whelan, in the Buy Annual Membership Today Handicap.
The son of Dragon Pulse had disappointed on his previous run just two days ago at Bellewstown but today scored by half a length from Magnanimous Mehmas, despite running green in the closing stages.
Afterwards winning trainer Jack Davison said “he is homebred and my Dad and my sister Emma are joint-owners and of course they came to Bellewstown instead of today!
“When I rang my Dad at 11pm last night to say I was running him, he thought I needed to get my head examined. But I had weighed him and amazingly the horse had put on weight since Thursday. That's all I needed to know so I left him take his chance.
“He loved the conditions but got a bit lonely out in front and still has maturing to do.”
