Downpatrick win for Sligo

MICHAEL Hallinan, whose stable is based in Rathglass outside Enniscrone, was celebrating at Downpatrick on Friday after Doolough Lad stormed home to land the Frank Fitzsimons Memorial Handicap Chase at odds of 20-1. The nine-year-old looked booked for second after the final fence but Brien Kane got a superb late run out of Doolough Lad and went on to beat Wee Tiger by two and a half lengths with Peacocks Street a nose further back in third. Doolough Lad paid €42 for a €1 win on the Tote.