Concorde Landed makes impressive debut Concorde Landed made a hugely impressive winning debut when landing the EMS Copiers Irish EBF (Fillies) Maiden at Naas Racecourse. Sent off the 13/8 favourite, the Paddy Twomey-trained two-year-old daughter of Sioux Nation justified the confidence shown in her, producing a good performance under Billy Lee to win by 5 lengths. An expensive breeze-up purchase who also holds an entry in the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes, Concorde Landed travelled powerfully throughout before quickening clear in the closing stages with an impressive turn of foot. The Aidan O'Brien-trained Snowing finished second, while Robinson Aguiar's Fly Smartly took third. Speaking after the race, Twomey said: "It's rare you see Paddy Twomey training a five-length winner first-time out! A first-time out winner, full stop. "She is a nice filly. She came from the breeze-ups and she was a nice filly there. She's been straightforward since. She is entered in the Lowther and she is entered in the Moyglare because I just felt she had talent. "I didn't do a lot with her since the sale. She's come in, she's cantered, she's breezed a few times. She's not been anywhere. I said to Billy, 'I think this one is ready to run.' Billy just said that maybe she has a bit too much speed for the Lowther, but I think she'll be okay. It would be the perfect race for her. "I was hoping she'd run well today. I don't really train first-time-out two-year-old winners that much, so it's very possible that I get them beaten, but I think she's nice. "We have 50 two-year-olds; we actually have a very good bunch of two-year-olds, but she's nice." Quotes from John O'Riordan
