Edison gets up on line to deny Rocky Thomas Edison stormed home inside the final furlong to snatch victory on the line in the mile-and-a-half handicap at the Curragh. Fran Berry, carrying the colours of JP McManus, was registering a quick double having partnered Booker to success for McManus' daughter Sue-Ann Foley in the previous race. Little Rocky looked the likely winner when kicking on from front-runner Whatuthink early in the straight. Thomas Edison and Taglietelle both took closer order from over a furlong out and stayed on well in the closing stages. It was the Tony Martin-trained Thomas Edison who got his head in front at the death to deny Little Rocky by a nose with just a neck back to Taglietelle. “He's been knocking on the door for quite a while,” said Martin afterwards. “We'll see how he comes out of this and we'll find another handicap. It could be over hurdles or on the Flat.” (Additional reporting by Alan Magee)
