Carry The Flag makes odds-on backers sweat Sent off 3/10 favourite  for  the #Matchbooklovesracing Irish EBF Maiden at Naas  after finishing runner-up at the Curragh on debut, Carry The Flag made odds-on backers sweat before claiming a narrow victory under Wayne Lordan.  The No Nay Never colt was up front throughout the five furlong-contest alongside 80/1 outsider Abletai, but it was only in the last couple of strides that he mastered that rival for a head success as stablemate Sun Goddess flashed home to force a dead-heat for second.  Winning trainer Aidan O'Brien said of the Coolmore-owned winner "He obviously had a lovely run the first day on very different ground. Coming here, we hoped he'd win and, in fairness, he got the job done.  "Wayne felt just on the quicker ground, it's probably the quickest ground he's ever been on even at home, he just couldn't get fully traction, he's just rolling around. When the other filly came on his outside it really helped him. He'll put himself in the Ascot mix now and, we'll see how he progresses and, where he fits in. "Jack's filly (Cleary, on Sun Goddess) is a lovely filly too. We'll try and get one more run into her and, hopefully she turns into an Ascot filly too." Additional reporting by John O'Riordan
