Devious © Photo Healy Racing
Devious looked a name to remember when making an impressive winning debut in the opening two-year-old maiden at Naas this afternoon.
The Donnacha O'Brien-trained colt was sent to post 11/5 favourite in the five-furlong contest having been as big as 8/1 this morning.
Gavin Ryan tracked the leaders on the Starspangledbanner colt before letting him slide into the lead, on the far rail, a furlong-and-a-half from home.
He was asked to quicken away before the furlong pole and soon settled matters as he went on to post a two-length win over the staying on Mr Saturday
“He's always worked like a fair one. He shouldn't be that fast being that big and strong, I'd say he's a proper one,” said O'Brien.
“I was thinking coming here today that we could look at the Coventry but showing the speed that he did we could look at the Norfolk maybe instead.
“We have nothing that can take him off the bridle at home, he's just natural.
“He's got so much boot that the nice ground helps him but he would get slower ground as well as he's big and powerful.
“The two-year-olds are in good form and we've some nice older ones, so we've had a good start.”
