ANNAGHMORE last Saturday held probably the best attended meeting so far this year. As in any form of racing, the public like to see the classic generation do battle and there was €42,000 of Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine sponsorship on the card (administered by Horse Sport Ireland) up for grabs plus around €28,000 raised by the IHRA/Le TROT initiative.

Sean Kane from The Naul was the hero of the hour as he pulled off a giant-killing performance with The Groomsman to beat Ayroplane (Patrick Kane jnr) in the three-year-old colts’ division. Sean also guided Kondor De Vandal (5/1) to win his first race on Irish soil in the Grade F trot.