Saafarr and Kevin Manning© Photo Healy Racing
It was hard to argue with Ger Flynn's "as Kevin (Manning) said the horse deserved that as he's been knocking on the door in some good races. He ran a blinder in the Derrinstown last season." Flynn has worked for winning trainer Jim Bolger for many years and he'd just watched the Godolphin-owned Saffarr win on his eleventh start in the Dundalk Business Club 2017 Maiden.
The 11/4 shot was in front after three furlongs, and asked to go and win his race a furlong and a half out he went on to beat Surrounding and the odds-on favourite Zabalan by two and a quarter lengths and two and three parts of a length.
"He handled the surface really well and the drop back in trip seemed to suit him. Hopefully it's onwards and upwards now, he's a nice horse to go to war with," added Flynn.
"He was probably one of the highest rated maidens last year, I think he was 105 at one stage.
"He deserved it and he seems pretty sweet in himself at the moment."
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