Review sligo 4th Aug

< Few Are Chosen made all to take the feature Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap at Sligo for Tracey Collins and Pat Shanahan.

The four-year-old had eventual runner-up Ballygologue in close attention throughout before seeing the Tommy Stack-trained fellow 5-1 chance off by a length.

Collins said: "We took her to Galway for the Topaz Mile, but she got no run and Pat looked after her.

"Eimear (Mulhern) handed in her licence and very kindly sent her to us. She came to us good condition and a lot of the credit has to go to Eimear.

"She's a very genuine mare and as the rain fell her chance got better as she wants a good cut.

"The main aim is to get her some black type towards the end of the year as she's a well-bred filly."< Admiraloftheboyne could be called the winner a long way out as he got off the mark at the fourth time of asking in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Auction Maiden.

Not even jumping the crossing in the straight could stop the 100-30 second favourite, who still looked a little green in beating Miss Windley by two lengths and could have more to offer yet.

The Gary Carroll-ridden winner was a first juvenile success for trainer Michael Mulvany, who said: "We went to Galway hoping for a good run and he followed that up today.

"He needed that little bit of give in the ground to be at his best. Hopefully he's a good prospect. We think a lot of him."< Quench The Flame (9-4) powered to victory for favourite backers in the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Maiden.

Held up in the early stages, Ben Curtis made a decisive move off the final turn and the race was very quickly in safe-keeping as Tom Hogan's five-year-old went fully eight lengths clear of Takasima

"I'm delighted to win for (owner) Herb (Stanley). He's been a long time trying to get his head in front and he's had great patience," said Hogan.

"At least he's got over that barrier now. I don't know where the next move is."