Bluegrass and Seamie Heffernan win from Good Heavens © Photo Healy Racing
A slow-starting sixth on debut, the 5/2 favourite Bluegrass was much sharper for that experience and made all in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden.
Pressed by Good Heavens inside the final furlong, the Galileo colt found a bit extra for Seamie Heffernan and stayed on well to defeat that rival by a length and a half.
The winner is out of Commonwealth Cup and Haydock Sprint Cup winner Quiet Reflection.
Winning trainer Aidan O’Brien said: “He’s come forward a good bit from the first run when he was very green. He was drawn out on the wing the last day and never got involved.
“We think he’ll come forward more and I wouldn’t be afraid to go for a Stakes race now with him. He should improve from every run, he’s that type of horse.”
Quotes from Alan Magee
