Rog opens account over fences

Call Rog and Spot Fine provided Mouse Morris with a 26/1 double on another successful Student Day in Sligo yesterday.

Morris admitted: Its 40 years since I was here, after the J P McManus-owned Call Rog opened his account over fences at the seventh attempt in the IT Sligo Student Day At Sligo Races Beginners Chase, proving seven lengths superior to Kilcarry Bridge. Its a nice start to the season and hell go for a handicap over a little bit further, but we wont be getting too excited, added Morris, while winning rider Mark Walsh acknowledged: That was the best hes ever jumped.

Morris was on the mark again in the concluding St. Angelas College Sligo Beginners Chase when Spot Fine, without a win in twenty-five previous starts, made all under David Casey and held the challenge of odds-on favourite Time Please by a nose, after the runner-up made a significant mistake at the fourth last fence.

Nobody would begrudge him that he deserved it, declared Morris who, on hearing that the official margin was the minimum, a nose, added: Its as good as a mile to him. Morris indicated that there are no plans in place for the Kayf Tara gelding.

J P McManus, owner of Call Rog, was also successful when the Noel Meade-trained Tom Horn (Paul Carberry) gained a confidence-boosting win in the Foleys Bar & Off Licence Chase, beating odds-on favourite Arzembuoy Premier readily by six and a half lengths.

It was a nice opportunity for him, commented Noel Meade. He lost his way a bit and lost confidence in his last few runs. Mark (Walsh) said he hadnt been killing himself, so we tried him in blinkers today and Paul said that his jumping improved as he went along.

He wants a trip and will run in some of the long-distance handicaps hes in the Munster National, or he could go for the Cork National. The further he goes, the better.

Hes Our Man, ridden for Ross OSullivan by Davy Russell, captured the featured Martin Reilly Motors Sante Fe Handicap Chase, beating favourite Cavite Beta after Nearest The Pin, close up and travelling well, took a crashing fall at the second last fence.

On his day, hes a very good horse over fences and everything fell into place today, admitted a delighted OSullivan. Davy was on the phone last week mad to ride him and, after today, well definitely have to go down the chase route with him.

The Andrew McNamara-ridden Its All An Act produced a fluent display of jumping to see off market rival Illtakeitfromhere in the Frank OBeirne Memorial Beginners Chase, to the delight of trainer John Shark Hanlon. Its lovely to win a chase with him. Andrews says hes much, much better over fences.

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Rog opens account over fences