Too Precious (Niall McCullagh) beats Dawn Trouper (Rory Cleary)© Photo Healy Racing
Four on the day for her trainer, four on the spin at the course for the horse, and a double on the card for her rider, that's the story to go with Too Precious win in the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap at Dundalk.
Niall McCullagh won on Paul Flynn's Lunastar earlier, and here he was aboard Joseph O'Brien's Too Precious (11/4 favourite), up in trip to this mile and a half distance for her latest assignment.
Following on from stable companions Aforementioned Scarlet And Dove (Limerick) and King's Vow (Kevin Manning in the opener on this card), Too Precious toughed it out well by three parts of a length from Dawn Trouper
“She obviously loves it up here and she's improving,” said O'Brien.
“Today was a big step up because she didn't have the claim and she was up in class. I personally thought she'd struggle.
“Niall gave her a great ride and saved all the ground. She's progressing away obviously.
“Eventually we could look at black-type but she won't get a shot at that until next year.
“We'll find another race up here and go from there. She obviously has a real liking for the place.
“She could be one for the fast track qualifiers here. She'll probably be just below 90 now so won't be too far off that kind of mark.”
The Stewards advised David Kenneth Budds, trainer, that a repeat performance of the behaviour of his charge Here for the Craic, who refused to race from stalls, could render his charge liable to a future suspension.
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