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- 53/1 Dundalk double for Leonard
53/1 Dundalk double for Leonard
Free To Roam wins under Killian Leonard
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Killian Leonard completed a 53/1 Dundalk double when Free To Roam prevailed in the irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap.
Ado McGuinness trains the grey daughter of Bushranger for Sean Gallagher and she added to her two English wins, by half a length from Clare Island
Leonard won the opening nursery on Snow Patch for Darren Bunyan.
"I was worried as I've hit the crossbar twice this evening (2 2nds - Guanabara Bay and Rosenborg Rider . She's game and I'm relieved she's won as she's been very consistent all year and she hasn't had her head in front," said McGuinness.
"She ran off 45 tonight and she is low grade but she's a rock solid little filly and she always gives her all.
"It's great for Sean. He always gets a couple of winners here every year and it's brilliant for him. He's a great patron of mine.
"She's won a good bit of prize-money for the year for a horse with that rating. She's won 14 or 15 grand.
"She can run over six or seven and she was actually third over five here a couple of runs back. She's really versatile.
"She's a nice kind filly and she's going to stud in the spring. We'll still race on with her and see what she does."
A.J. Slattery, rider of Madam Bounska trained by Mrs Denise Foster, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount hung right in the straight.
(GC & EM)