Indiana Grey and Danny Sheehy (right) win from St George's Head (no.5)© Photo Healy Racing
25/1 chance Indiana Grey was slowest away in the Crown Plaza Hotel Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (Div II) but finished best closest to the stands’ rail to thwart last week’s course winner St George’s Head (11/4) by half a length. Tynamite (7/1) was the same distance back in third having had every chance, while the 5/2 favourite Chagall was fourth.
The winning daughter of Zebedee had gained a breakthrough win at Limerick last month when also partnered by Danny Sheehy.
Winning trainer Pat Martin commented: “We'll have to get (owner) Ray Moore's name beside a lot more horses, he is so lucky!
“He bought this filly about five runs ago and that's the second win since he got her so he'll be thrilled with himself.
“We had a few quid on her at 40/1 today because we thought she was in good enough order.
“It was atrocious ground on her last run (when last of 17 at the Curragh) and all the horses drawn on her side ran terrible.
“We were hoping it was that, you never know as she was on the go a long time and might have just gone over the top. Her work has been good though.
“Danny (Sheehy) was very good on her, very strong.
“Missing the kick is typical her, we thought the blinkers had stopped that because she used to do it before we put them on.
“That's her first time to do it badly in a while. It might have been a blessing as they went really hard up front and kind of stopped. It played to her strengths.”
Additional reporting by Gary Carson
