Naas Result

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He handles that ground well so it was nice. He's a classy horse when he's on his day. He's probably a seven (furlong) or a mile horse in that ground but probably seven is his best trip. Hopefully he can go on to better things. That was lovely. He's heavy and he has grown into some beast of a horse. He loves the ground, loves Naas and I'd love the Lockinge to to be run in Naas if someone could sort that for us!. I think he deserves to go over here if conditions are right. Knowing our luck it'll dry up between now and then and it'll go against us but anything bar fast ground. He holds the entry there and that's the next obvious target. I hate putting blinkers on them on their first run back but he'll literally do nothing without them. Colin said he just felt brilliant. He got a great lead off Billy and blew up as he got to him. If there was a hole in him they'd have found it out then. That's probably as good a performance as he's put up in his career and he just seems to be getting better and stronger. The team talked me out of gelding him. I don't think there is any reason to keep them colts unless you think they can perform at the top end. He deserves his chance now and we'll see. Of the horses we've seen up to now I think he has every right to go for a Lockinge. We just need a bit of luck that the conditions stay in our favour. G M Lyons, trainer

For three yrs old and upwards
Weights - 3-y-o 8st 7lb; 4-y-o and up 9st 7lb; Fillies allowed 3lb
Penalties - (to count from 1st May, 2017) Winner of a Group 3 race 3lb extra; Of a Group 2 or Group 1 race 5lb extra; HRI Directive 6 (i) (b) is suspended for the purpose of this race. To Close 14th March.