Bryant books place on All-Weather Finals Day Bryant led home a 1-2 for trainer Robson De Aguiar and owner AMO Racing when justifying favouritism in the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Rated Race at Dundalk. The Wootton Bassett colt opened his account at Roscommon last summer and was recording his third career win here at odds of 11/8. Stablemate Dallas Star set a steady pace until the tempo increased entering the home straight and Wayne Lordan got Bryant to the front over a furlong out. He kept on well inside the final 150 yards to beat stable-companion Dallas Star by a length and a half with Tribal Star a further four lengths back in third. De Aguiar said, “He's a horse that is still improving with every run. He's still big and a little bit narrow, so I think June/July he will be a proper horse. "I will give him a little break now and he will go to the All-Weather Finals Day on Good Friday in Newcastle. "He had to come here today to have his third run to qualify for that. I'm very happy with what he did." On runner-up Dallas Star, he added: "I'm happy with him because he needed the run today; he's carrying a little bit of condition. We are trying to get him fit for the turf start. "It is the first time we asked him (a question), so he did it well. He will improve again. He came here because I saw the small field and it worked well. "I will probably wait for the grass for him. If there is a mile and a-half or a mile and-two winners' race, I will come back just to get him fit. "He could go over a mile and six or two miles. He could go for the race he ran in at Ascot over 2m6f (Queen Alexandra Stakes) and could be better because he has been gelded and was very excited before. I think he is going to improve after we gelded him." Quotes by Michael Graham
