Current Option takes final day feature at Galway

Current Option continued his love affair with Galway by registering a remarkable third victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF "Ahonoora" Handicap.

Successful in the €110,000 feature in each of the past two seasons, the Ado McGuinness-trained six-year-old was an 11-2 chance to make it a hat-trick after finishing fourth in Tuesday's BMW Mile.

Partnered by 5lb claimer Cian MacRedmond, who was also on board 12 months ago, Current Option could be spotted travelling strongly into contention as the field rounded the home bend.

British raider On A Session held a narrow advantage once straightened up, but he was unable to resist the McGuinness runner, who finished strongly to score by a length and a quarter.

McGuinness said: "I might never get a horse like him again. He's been fabulous to have and the lads (owners) are great supporters.

"He's a Group Three winner, a Listed winner, won a list of Premier Handicaps and taken us everywhere. He just loves this place and was unlucky the other night.

"He's just down to a very nice mark and we'll probably try for the big handicap in Leopardstown. He's won that before as well.

"Some of my horses were a bit out of form in June, but they have come back and we always primed this fellow for here. We give him the same routine each year and try to prepare him for here. It works.

"Politesse mowed down last year's winner Battleoverdoyen to secure top honours in the Eileen Kelly Memorial Chase.

Having finished fifth in the Galway Plate on Wednesday, Battleoverdoyen was the 11-10 favourite to register back-to-back wins in this €25,000 contest.

Gordon Elliott's charge looked sure to prevail after going clear from the home turn, but tired racing up the hill and 9-4 shot Politesse got up to beat him by a