MANY congratulations to Sam Ewing who, on his 10th racecourse ride, partnered his first winner in the five-furlong premier handicap at Cork last Saturday on the 12/1 shot Ardhoomey.

As with all other horses ridden by the Templepatrick native to date, the eight-year-old Dark Angel gelding is trained by Ewing’s boss Ger Lyons, who also saddled My Laureate to finish second under Gary Carroll.