Punk Poet (centre) and Chris Hayes© Photo Healy Racing
Punk Poet recorded his eighth career win and fifth over this course and distance at odds of 6/1 in the Bar One Racing Price Boosts Across All Channels Handicap at Dundalk.
The six-year-old Power gelding was prominent throughout in this mile event and kept on gamely inside the final furlong to fend off the challenge of Brains by half-a-length, with topweight Freescape keeping on well just a head further back in third.
Winning trainer Eddie Lynam said, “Sarah rode him out yesterday and said he was in great form.
“We were afraid Brains might take us on and hassle us but Chris (Hayes) got him out good and sharp. He was okay until turning out of the back straight when another horse got carted with and hassled him a bit.
“Once they are going a good even gallop he enjoys it and that’s three he’s won this year. Aileen owns him and loves him and the girl that minds him, Winnie, adores the horse so it will be a happy team going home.
“Aileen sneaked off at the sales and bought him. I was wondering what she was doing but he’s better than the ones I was buying!
“Once you go into the high 70s or low 80s you are kind of limited for options and that’s why there are not too many runners in these races because people don’t keep them in training due to the lack of opportunities.
“We’ll find another one for him and kick on.”
