Ado McGuinness, trainer of
Pivot Bridge He wasn't right so we gave him a break.
Successful three times in the November-December period of last year, he finished second to
Pivot Bridge in his comeback run at Dundalk in March before disappointing behind Toureen Legend and, last time, failing to make an impression in a Curragh handicap.
Early last month he won a maiden hurdle at Clonmel, but he did better still at Fairyhouse next time when chasing home
Pivot Bridge in a reasonable handicap.
LEOPARDSTOWN: 5.15 Acting Talent, 5.45 Iniesta, 6.15 Tuscan Light, 6.45
Pivot Bridge, 7.20 Exotic, 7.55 Freewheel, 8.30 Weather Watch.
And, after a two-month break, he finished second off that mark almost three weeks ago, beaten a length by
Pivot Bridge.
Adrian McGuinness, trainer of
Pivot Bridge I was disappointed with him last time but we've given him a break since to freshen him up.
Beaten a length by
Pivot Bridge last Friday, another solid effort.
Pivot Bridge has been a grand servant for the Adrian McGuinness barn, but his last win on grass on the level was in June 2012.
Racing off a mark of 73, What Lies Ahead finished a close third behind last week's Killarney maiden hurdle winner Pyromaniac and
Pivot Bridge, a 117-rated hurdler.
Ado McGuinness, trainer of
Pivot Bridge He's in great form and ran a cracker at Galway to be third so we were delighted with him.
THE versatile
Pivot Bridge should prove tough to beat in the Download Free Racing Post Mobile App Handicap in Bellewstown tonight.
Ladbrokes Ireland Handicap Hurdle 3.50 Killarney 2m1f Grade B ATR Card page 63
PIVOT BRIDGE, bidding to win this valuable handicap for the second consecutive season, is 9lb higher in the ratings but races off 9st 11lb with last year's winning rider David Splaine again claiming 3lb on Ado McGuinness' seven-year-old.