18+ | T&Cs apply | Wagering and T&Cs apply | Play Responsibly | Advertising Disclosure

Withdrawn breezer bags a second success

Kate McGivern talks with Chris Hayes, following Grayrobin's successKate McGivern talks with Chris Hayes, following Grayrobin's success
© Healy Racing Photos

Withdrawn ‘breezer’ Grayrobin (9/1) bagged a second consecutive juvenile win today, as the Kate McGivern-trained colt smartly landed Cork’s Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Race, under jockey Chris Hayes.

Withdrawn from an April breeze-up sale at Goffs and unplaced on his sole start for trainer Archie Watson in England, the grey colt had scored at Bellewstown for McGivern earlier this month and today defeated a smart field, when making all to score by 1.25 lengths from Lars Soldier .

McGivern reported “he got sick so couldn't sell as a breezer but I always rated him highly. He has the Havana Grey-attitude, sticks at it and is tough. He still has more developing to do, he will widen and mentally he is excellent.

“I don’t have any two-year-olds to work him with so I had no level of form to go by, and two horses he beat at Bellewstown were beaten since. I had him in the Molecomb Stakes (Group 3, Goodwood) next week up until ten minutes to closing time but panicked and decided to come here, hoping to win.

“I had priced him to sell but only got one call after he won in Bellewstown so he is still for sale, although I won’t give him away cheaply now and it will take a bit to buy him.

“He’ll get good entries now and isn’t the type of horse whose form will fall off a cliff. There is so much more to come.”

1st
9/1
Tote €13.20 €2.50
2nd
1.25L
11/1
€2.80
3rd
0.5L
5/1
€2.00
4th
0.5L
6/1
bf
2.5L
5/6Fav
About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.