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- 'Red' on the mark again with Vics
'Red' on the mark again with Vics
Dermot 'Red' McLoughlin trained his second winner, when on his first start on the racecourse proper for the stable, Vics Canvas caused a 20/1 surprise in the concluding Naas Annual Membership INH Flat Race under Mark O'Hare.
On his first outing in 156 days, since finishing fourth in a Listowel bumper for Paddy Mooney, Vics Canvas stayed on best to defeat Alderwood the favourite Raz De Maree and the front-running He's A Delight
McLoughlin remarked: "He's a grand horse. He won a point-to-point and got beaten a short head in another. He just keeps galloping and needs to be fresh. He had a few problems with ulcers.
"Mark said to try him in a winners bumper and we'll see how he is after this."
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