Mullins king as Queen wins

News from the rest of Saturday’s card at the Galway Festival where Jack The Wire won the opener in convincing fashion.

Trainer/jockey Denis Hogan bagged his first success of this year’s Galway Festival when Jack The Wire ran out a convincing winner of the Ladbrokes Mobile Maiden Hurdle.

The 8/1 chance had been well beaten at Tipperary earlier this month, but travelled sweetly into contention before striking for home at the second-last.

Black Ace (3/1) was the only one to give Jack The Wire any worries in the home straight, but he was still three and a quarter lengths down at the line, with another seven-and-a-half-length gap back to Timing’severything (4/1) in third.

Hogan said: “Anything he does over hurdles is a bonus, it’s all about chasing with this horse.

“We took our time with him over the winter, the ground was very heavy when he ran in a few beginners’ chases. I had Galway in the back of my head and I thought maybe we could find a handier maiden hurdle, my family own him and they’d have a day out.

“It’s great for my parents. They provided me with a place to train, and I couldn’t do any of it without them. They’ve backed me the whole way.”

Aidan O’Brien’s Capri made light work of his rivals in the ‘Ladbrokes’ EBF …

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