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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

It's a Broadway show in Naas

Sun 20th May 2018, 14:32

Broadway gets off the mark in good styleBroadway gets off the mark in good style
© Photo Healy Racing

Ryan Moore kept it simple on odds-on-favourite Broadway with an all-the-way success in Naas.

The daughter of Galileo contested the fillies' maiden over a mile and broke well to lead.

She was shaken up to assert in the final furlong and came home by a comfortable two and a half lengths.

The 10/11 favourite beat Kalaxana who was doing her best work at the finish, into second at 14/1.

A gamble on Jim Bolger's newcomer Scriobh Nua (7/2 to 9/4) was foiled although she showed potential in third, beaten three and a quarter lengths by the winner having been prominent throughout.

Aidan O’Brien said: “She did that lovely and I suppose she was entitled to do that after her last run. Ryan said that trip is good for her and we’ll probably try for a Stakes race next with her.”

Broadway was the clear form choice after a third place in a Group Three at Leopardstown earlier in the month.

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
10/11Fav
Tote €1.50 €1.02
2nd
2.5L
14/1
€3.80
3rd
0.75L
9/4
€1.10
4th
3.25L
8/1
About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.