Summer Island scores for Lupini and Holohan Summer Island (7/2) made a winning all-weather debut for his new trainer Natalia Lupini today, landing Dundalk’s Dundalkstadium.com Apprentice Handicap under jockey Reese Holohan. Placed previously at Ayr last July, the four-year-old Caravaggio gelding today was neatly produced from mid-division to lead inside the final furlong, beating Beat The Devil by a half-length. Trainer Lupini said "he has been very straightforward since he joined our yard and his work has been solid. Based on his work, we thought he was probably a little bit better than his current handicap mark. We were pretty confident that he was going to deliver a nice performance today. “He is genuine, very honest and hopefully can give the owners a good bit of fun. He has been a solid enough performer for his previous yard, and hopefully he can step forward again. "We will see what the handicapper does, but I'd say he will have no problem on all-weather or good ground on turf. He should be a nice, solid handicapper.” She added “we have been watching Reese (Holohan) riding his winners here and he looks very valuable for his 7lb claim. Hopefully, we can get him again on the likes of these handicappers." Quotes from Michael Graham
