FOURTEEN-year-old Ramelton rider Luke McAteer, who rode quite a number of novice pony race winners a few years back, had a day to remember at Bank Holiday meeting in Ballintra, Co Donegal as he took the 15hh race on his own Messi to record his first winner in open class.

McAteer looked to have the race in safe keeping as they stretched three lengths clear with three furlongs to go but in the end they lasted home by a fast diminishing neck from Dodge The Bullet, one of four runner-up finishes for Rossa Ryan.