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Lunar Tide another winner for in-form O'Brien and Sheridan

Lunar Tide and Joey Sheridan Lunar Tide and Joey Sheridan
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Fresh from a double the previous afternoon, Joseph O'Brien and Joey Sheridan continued their recent excellent form when teaming up with Lunar Tide to land the opening Follow Gowran Park On Insta (C & G) Maiden.

Sent off 11/4, the ES Racing, Claxton, Antonacci Partnership owned gelding was smartly into stride and made all the running.

Strongly pressed by newcomer Sir Aston over a furlong out, the once-raced son of Sea The Moon kept on strongly to win by one-and-a-quarter lengths.

“Joey gave him a nice ride. We thought he went through the race in Dundalk nicely but the last bit was a bit long for him so we were happy to come back to a mile,” said O’Brien.

“I’d say he can probably go back further at some stage but that was a nice trip for now.

“There is a winners of one for him later this month, over a mile, so we could look at that.

“I think he can be progressive. He’s probably more of a grass horse than a Dundalk-type horse.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson.

1st
11/4
Tote €4.30 €1.20
2nd
1.25L
13/2
€2.00
3rd
1.5L
28/1
€6.10
4th
nose
7/4Fav
About John O'Riordan
John has worked for the Press Association since 2022. He also writes a weekly column for The Irish Field and is a regular contributor to the Irish Racing Yearbook. He has previously written for the Racing Post, Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Mirror. He has been involved in racing for over three decades; having experience as a syndicate member, sole owner and breeder.