Quick double for Hoban as Chips delivers Conor Hoban completed a quick fire double as he partnered the Michael Mulvany trained Chips Are Down to victory in the Ladies Day At Sligo 9th August Nursery Handicap (won the opener aboard Harley's Harley). Sent off the evens favourite, the son of Ad Valorem was second at the halfway stage behind Fontana Di Trevi who attempted to make all. He then hit the front two furlongs out and was soon ridden before keeping on well inside the final furlong to score by three parts of a length. The Seamus Fahey trained Randall's Alannah kept on best to finish second under Marc Monaghan at 12/1 while Bedecked was a further three parts of a length back in third. The winner has been a model of consistency for connections and has yet to finish outside the first three on his six career starts to date. Last time out he finished second to Cest Notre Gris at Galway on Saturday while he recorded his first success at the Curragh last month when he won a Nursery Winning trainer Michael Mulvany said afterwards: "My horses are running well but it's nice to get a winner. "He is a good honest little horse and he’ll go for the Tattersalls Sales Race now in September where he should give a good account of himself. "Hopefully he will improve another bit as he is still a big baby." Chips Are Down was purchased by his owner, Larry Mulvany, for just €6,500 at last year's Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale. (On-course reporting by Alan Magee)
