Galveston too strong for rivals in Naas Rated Race The Aidan O'Brien trained Galveston won his second race at this track when galloping on powerfully to land the ALTO EQUINE Building Solutions Rated Race at Naas. A beaten favourite on his racecourse debut at the Curragh last September, the Frankel colt stepped forward to win his maiden at this track next time out. Following a similar pattern this time round, the colt was beaten on his return at Leopardstown in March, before taking a significant leap to land this tightly contested race. Pushed along to lead after a couple of furlongs, Wayne Lordan made the rest of the running on the 7/2 chance. Strongly pressed by market leader Heather from over a furlong out, Galveston found plenty to stay on for a one-and-three-quarter length win. “He’s a hardy horse and he’ll stay further,” said Aidan O’Brien. “He’s lazy, that’s why we put the blinkers on him to wake him up. Wayne gave him a very good ride, he let him rock along. “Wayne said he will stay further. We’ll see what they want to do with him but he’s a hardy boy and there is more in there. “That was a conditions so he’ll have to go to a stakes race now. He could go to something like the Gallinule.” Additional reporting by Gary Carson.
