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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Dali could be Ascot bound

Mon 1st May 2017, 15:35

Dali and Ryan Moore win from Hawaam Dali and Ryan Moore win from Hawaam
© Photo Healy Racing

Dali could have Royal Ascot on his agenda after giving Aidan O'Brien his first juvenile winner of the season in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race at Naas this afternoon.

Ryan Moore made all on the 4/6 shot and he kept on well in the closing stages to record a length victory.

Kevin Prendergast 's newcomer Hawaam shaped with plenty of promise in second.

Dali was making his second racecourse appearance having finish runner-up on his debut at Dundalk last month.

“You'd be delighted with that. He came forward from his first run and he'll come forward again,” said O'Brien.

“Ryan liked him and we'll hopefully get another run into him.

“I think five or six suits him, he has plenty of speed, when he learns what he's at. He was still swapping and changing a good bit so he still doesn't really know. He would have learned plenty today.

When asked if he could be an Ascot horse O'Brien added:- “He could be and you'd like to get another run into him before that.”

The winner was given a 16/1 quote for the Coventry Stakes by Paddy Power.

1st
4/6Fav
Tote €1.60 €1.02
2nd
1L
13/2
€3.20
3rd
3L
11/2
4th
1.25L
11/2
About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.