Golden result for the books Golden Nugget may have been only rated 51 coming into the Racing Again At Sligo July 11th Maiden but that didn’t stop the chestnut battling to a head success under Seamie Heffernan. The 25/1 chance was one of about four in with a chance in the straight but the three-year-old found most to see off the newcomer and fellow outsider Celtic Pageant (a 33/1 chance, Tote exacta paid 351.30). Winning owner and trainer Flan Costello, a well-known Limerick publican said: “The mile two helped him and even though I thought he had a chance I didn’t back him.”
