Malacanne and Shane Kelly© Photo Healy Racing
Bottom weight Malacanne (7/2) got off the mark at the eighth attempt today, landing Dundalk's Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap for trainer Johnny Murtagh, jockey Shane Kelly and owners Weld-Spec (Glasgow) Ltd.
Having his third start at the Co Louth venue, having finished second a fortnight ago, the son of Raven's Pass raced with the pace and eventually beat Arabian Legend by three parts of a length.
Dual Group 3-winner Kelly, who is Murtagh's second-jockey, said "he ran well here the last day and the step up to a mile with another run under his belt helped. He's actually a grand little horse and he's a yard favourite so I'm delighted he won.
"I think the step up in trip definitely helped and he might go a little bit further. That seems to be a good enough trip for him. He goes well at home so, every time he came up here, we thought he'd run well, so it is no surprise."
Quotes from Michael Graham
