Review LIMERICK 8TH JUN Kevin Prendergast and Declan McDonogh continued their excellent form in front of a poor crowd at Limerick on Saturday, combining for a near 6/1 double via newcomer Rainbows For All and Samer.The first-named stayed on well to capture the opening EBF MedianAuction Fillies Maiden, recovering from a slow start to score by four lengths.'That was a nice surprise,' said owner Lady O'Reilly's racing manager Jim Kelly. 'Declan (McDonogh) thinks she could prove quite smart in time.'Samer was forced to dig very deep before getting to the front inside the final furlong for a hard-earned 2 1/2 length verdict in the Nash Beveregas Maiden.Prendergast was only narrowly denied a treble when Business Elite was collared close home by Bocaccio in the www.limerick-racecourse.com Handicap.'I didn't think he was going to get a run, but the gap came just in time,' said trainer Michael Grassick following his charge's last-gasp triumph.Mr Andrea rallied to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat under a power-packed Pat Smullen drive in the Halifax Ireland Insurance Race.Millstreet looked to have taken the race by the scruff of the neck when moving past the pace-setter earlier in the straight, but quickly started treading water and was gathered in close home.
