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Ryan has the solution aboard Winston Wolfe

Winston Wolfe and Gavin Ryan (right) get the better of Belgoprince Winston Wolfe and Gavin Ryan (right) get the better of Belgoprince
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Winston Wolfe (5s into 3/1) won the the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (Div II) in the hands of last year’s champion apprentice Gavin Ryan.

The Sir Prancealot gelding came through to challenge the 85/40 favourite Belgoprince inside the final quarter mile and edged ahead of the market leader close home to win by half a length. Irish Art (22/1) took third place.

The winner had been running reasonably well over hurdles of late and this was his second career success having won a maiden at this venue for Darren Bunyan back in 2018.

Stephen Thorne, assistant to the winning trainer Ado McGuinness, said: “I thought Gavin was super on him. The plan was to sit handy but he couldn’t go with them early so he gave him a chance to finish out.

“He picked up really well and fought to the line. He knuckled down when it mattered and is a very genuine horse.

“We might go back over hurdles with him in the spring when the ground gets a bit better. He’s a great fun horse and the handicapper gave him a chance.

“An uncle of Ado’s passed away and he’s at the funeral today. That will give them all a bit of a boost.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
3/1
Tote €3.70 €1.60
2nd
0.5L
85/40Fav
€1.30
3rd
2.75L
22/1
€6.90
4th
0.75L
10/1
About Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.