Confidence High beats Dark Pine by a neck© Photo Healy Racing
Confidence High reappeared under the mandatory 6lb penalty for winning at Leopardstown on Tuesday and repeated the feat at the same venue today.
He ran in the seven-furlong handicap that closed out the card and tracked Call Of The Jungle and Vormir into the straight.
The Kodiac gelding was full of running and took over approaching the final furlong. He was driven out by Billy Lee to see off Dark Pine with the pair clear of the remainder.
At the winning post there was a neck between the 11/8 favourite and the 22/1 runner-up. Justina was best of the rest some five lengths adrift at 20/1.
This was Lee's second winner on the card as he also partnered Moll in race six.
Trainer Andy Oliver said: “He got 15lb for winning here on Tuesday so the mathematics said he had to run with the 6lb penalty. A lot of times you are forced to do this and it doesn’t work out but we knew he was in good form.
“The only drama came at the stalls with the horse next door and he was taken out. It’s testament to his character that he never flinched. Billy said he was a gent in the stalls and all the commotion was beside him.
“He said it was a very straightforward ride, he committed early and was delighted with him.
“He’ll get a little break now. He’s a nice horse to have and is a big horse with plenty of furnishing still to do.”
Additional reporting by Alan Magee
