Ben Lawers scales a first ‘peak’ Rated 87, the 8/11 favourite Ben Lawers was made sweat by 55-rated runner-up Battle Borne before landing Dundalk’s Book Online @ DundalkStadium.com Maiden on his reappearance run today. Trained by Jessica Harrington, the Siyouni colt had shown nice ability last summer before disappointing on his previous start last October. Today Ben Lawyers, under Keithen Kennedy, was hard pressed to out-manoeuvre Battle Borne in the closing stages but finished well to score by a neck. Winning owner Kate Harrington said “he's a nice horse and he scoped dirty after he ran here the last day. We came back in trip today and he did everything right. He actually jumped slowly and relaxed for the first time in a race today. Keithen said he took two massive blows in the straight, so he’s going to improve no end as he was only just ready to start today. "To be fair to Keithen, between himself and Sean Byrne, they ride him out every day and he is a pretty difficult ride at home, so he knows him very well. He'll have a little bit of bragging rights! "I'd say we will come back up here with him as he loves very fast ground. He's a horse that I think will keep on stepping up through the grades and he's a fun horse." Ben Lawers is the highest mountain in the Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands. Quotes from Michael Graham
