Dicebox wins for the 'Shark' and Hamilton Dicebox (10/3), partnered by Tom Hamilton, got off the mark at the fourth attempt in the 4-year-old bumper. The son of Teofilo, bred by Godolphin, was prominent throughout and stayed on well under pressure on the far rail to defeat the newcomer Fairy Tree (11/1) by thee and a half lengths. The winner was placed first time out at Kilbeggan in April and had run creditably in two starts since then. His dam Scatter Dice was a 66/1 winner of the Cesarewitch for Mark Johnston in 2013. Winning trainer 'Shark' Hanlon commented: “He’s a lovely little horse, as tough as nails but wants further. I bought him out of Mick Halford’s last year. “He jumps well at home and will make a lovely hurdler. “Some of the syndicate are coming home from America in a few weeks and would love to have a runner at Galway. He could go there for the four-year-old hurdle.” Quotes from Alan Magee
