Onenightidreamed © Photo Healy Racing
The Fozzy Stack-trained Onenightidreamed showed a terrific attitude to grind out victory in the seven-furlong conditions race at Tipperary.
Chris Hayes tracked the front-runner Dinkum Diamond on the 4/7 shot and asked him to hit the front turning for home. Master Speaker and Stenographer looked big threats to the hotpot going to the furlong pole but the six-year-old pulled out plenty.
Onenightidreamed kept on well inside the final furlong to score by two-and-a-quarter lengths from Master Speaker with two-lengths further back to Stenographer.
The winner was already making his third outing of the season and had been third in Listed company at Leopardstown six days ago.
"It didn't suit him being in front but he was entitled to do that,” said Stack.
“We had to find a way to draw the sting out out of the others and he won snug enough in the end.
"He has been a great servant - he won't run in the Gladness Stakes at the weekend as the ground is drying out. He could go for the Amethyst Stakes at Leopardstown next if the ground is soft."
The race was delayed by nine minutes after Master Speaker spread a plate at the start.
(Quotes by Tom Weekes)
