Dual Cheltenham Festival hero digs deep for Grade Three success. By Press Association Monday 10 May 2021, 7:31 PM Mon 7:31 PM 3,031 Views 1 Comment
A file picture of Samcro.
Image: Dan Sheridan/INPHO
Image: Dan Sheridan/INPHO
SAMCRO RETURNED TO winning form with a tenacious success in the Grade Three An Riocht Chase at Killarney.
Dual Cheltenham Festival hero Samcro has been out of sorts in just three starts since his thrilling 2020 Marsh Novices’ Chase victory.
But Gigginstown House Stud’s nine-year-old – pulled up in his last two races, both at Grade One level – was back to somewhere near his best as he pounced on the front-running Cilaos Emery after the final fence to win by a neck under Jack Kennedy for trainer Denise Foster.