Sligo win for Dodging Bullets

RACING: The feature race on the card this evening at Sligo, the Rosses Point Handicap went to the second favourite Dodging Bullets…

RACING:The feature race on the card this evening at Sligo, the Rosses Point Handicap went to the second favourite Dodging Bullets for trainer Andy Oliver with Ben Curtis aboard.

Bred by none other than Frankie Dettori, the winner was waited with in fourth for much of the race. He then made good progress to lead two furlongs from home and despite being challenged by Hisaabaat inside the final furlong he stayed on well to assert close home.

Having opened at 9 to 2, the winner was returned the 11 to 4.

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