Donoghue delivers with another low-weighted winner Keith Donoghue dipped low to ride a Grade 1 winner at last weekend’s Dublin Racing Festival and the tall rider again went light to land another success today, on Quornofamonday (9/1) in the Fairyhouse Members 2025 Handicap Chase. Donoghue won Saturday’s top-level juvenile hurdle on Hello Neighbour when dropping to just 11st, and while 2lb overweight at 11st 4lb today, Quornofamonday benefited from his presence in the saddle, as the pair defeated Mighty Oak Lad by 1.25 lengths. Winning trainer Philip Dempsey reported “he probably wouldn’t have won at Down Royal the last day but was running well until he made a mistake at a crucial stage. He’s a big awkward oul divil, he has legs everywhere and at Down Royal the third-last and second-last were taken out and he missed the fourth-last. It then took him forever to get going. “Even over hurdles he’d always give you the odd fright but he jumped brilliantly today, bar the one before the ditch. He probably has more respect for a fence. “We might drop him back in trip as he travels well and we’ll see what the handicapper does.” Quotes from Gary Carson
