Dot Love’s All The Mollies wins at Kilkenny meeting

Mullingar trainer Dot Love sent out All The Mollies to win the VisitKilkenny.ie Apprentice Handicap at Gowran Park on Wednesday.

The six-year-old gave Siobhan Rutledge her fifth winner of the season when beating Ado McGuinness’ Stellify by a length and a half.

The 13/2 winner carried the of the Go Golfin Syndicate and was recording her third career win and her first in three years.

Ciaran Murphy, assistant to the winning trainer said after the race: “She loves that heavy ground. It’s been a long time coming but it’s great that she has done it. We have to thank the stalls handlers who persisted and persisted to get in her in and it eventually worked.”

Other racing news

Jim Bolger landed his first Group 1 success in three years when the Kevin Manning-ridden Mac Swiney saw off 6/4 favourite One Ruler to win the Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes at odds of 12/1 at Doncaster on Saturday.

On the same afternoon, the Aidan O'Brien-trained Van Gogh won the Criterium International under Pierre-Charles Boudot at Saint-Cloud in France. On Sunday, Joseph O'Brien’s Baron Samedi won the Group 2 Prix du Conseil de Paris at Longchamp under Mickael Barzalona.

Upcoming fixtures

Punchestown – Wednesday October 28 (first race 12.55pm)

Dundalk – Wednesday October 28 (4.55pm)

Clonmel – Thursday October 29 (1.20pm)

Dundalk – Friday October 30 (5pm)

Down Royal – Friday October 30 (12.40pm)

Down Royal – Saturday October 31 (12.20pm)

Cork – Sunday November 1 (12.40pm)

Naas – Sunday November 1 (12.30pm)