Push The Boat Out wins on debut The Michael O'Callaghan-trained Push The Boat Out (16/1), a son of Kodi Bear, was supported before the off (22/1-16/1) for the Guidenstown Stud Irish EBF Maiden at the Curragh and made a good impression first time of asking under jockey Colin Keane. Racing on the stands side throughout and evenly-run contes, the grey colt responded well under pressure to see off the fast-finishing Marco Polo and win by one and a quarter lengths. "A lovely colt. He's a horse Michael liked coming here today," said Keane. "He thought he was a little bit undercooked and would step forward from today. So if he can do that when he's undercooked, he'll be a lovely horse when he's fully cooked! "He travelled very easily. If anything, if they went a bit quicker it would have suited him better again. The ground is proper good to firm and he seemed to appreciate it and got to the line well." (Quotes from John O'Riordan)
