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Dadoozdart lunges late for cosy win in opener

Dadoozdart and Colin Keane beat Sunday Spark Dadoozdart and Colin Keane beat Sunday Spark
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Dadoozdart attracted some support at big prices in the opening two-year-old maiden at Naas and lunged late to land the spoils.

The Noel Meade-trained gelding was held up on the outer by Colin Keane in the five-furlong contest before launching his challenge inside the final furlong.

The son of Dawn Approach got the better of Sunday Spark in the closing stages to record a impressive two-and-a-quarter length success.

Dadoozdart traded at 20/1 this morning and eventually went to post a 10/1 shot.

“He was plenty raw going down and even through out it,” said Keane.

“The further we were going the better we were going so there is probably plenty of improvement left in him.

“Noel told me that he does things nice at home and that he will improve from the run so he wasn't too far wrong.

“He's a big horse and handled the ground well. It as soft but loose and he got through it well enough.

“For the first two-and-a-half furlongs we didn't go too hard which gave my lad a chance to get into it. Then we kind of sprinted and the further he was going the better.”

1st
10/1
Tote €21.80 €5.70
2nd
2.25L
10/3
€1.80
3rd
0.5L
11/4
4th
2L
8/1
bf
1L
2/1Fav
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.