Frankie Flowers and Brian O'Connell© Photo Healy Racing
The Philip Fenton trained Frankie Flowers was the fourth horse of the day to make all at Sligo today, winning the Ladies Day At Sligo 9th August Handicap Hurdle (Div I) under a good front running ride from Brian O'Connell.
O'Connell kept the son of Alflora up to his work in the closing stages before recording a two and three parts of a length win over Cognomen
Afterwards Fenton stated “Frankie Flowers was probably running out of petrol in the closing stages but the plan wasn't to make the running. We were going to ride him 'handy' but the runners split early and Brian left him bowl along.
“He is entered in the Doncaster August Sales and is a grand, big, good looking type - he'll make a grand summer chaser in time.”
