Asian Amazing After Gowran Return

Tom Mullins reports Asian Maze to be in top trim after her pleasing reappearance at Gowran Park on Saturday.

The seven-year-old mare, who was having her first outing since winning the Menolly Homes Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown in April, showed eyecatching speed on the run-in to take second place behind Macs Joy in the Red Mills Trial Hurdle.

After coming out of the race unscathed, Asian Maze will now be primed for a crack at the Ladbrokes World Hurdle, for which he is a 7-1 chance with the sponsors.

'She's come out of it great, looks 110%, and doesn't look like she's had a race,' reported the County Kilkenny handler.

'I was delighted with the run as she made up an awful lot of ground in the last furlong.

'Myself and Paul (Carberry) think she'll improve an awful lot from that.

'I was expecting a good run and the World Hurdle definitely looks right up her street now ? it's certainly the main target at this moment in time.'

? PA Sport