Athlumney Warrior wins decisively on second start Athlumney Warrior showed the benefit of his debut second here last month when going one better in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden at Dundalk. Trained by Michael O’Callaghan for the partnership of David L’Estrange, Stephen Barry and Athlumney Farms, the son of Saxon Warrior broke well from a wide draw and was prominent throughout. The 2/1 favourite asserted at the furlong pole under Colin Keane and kept on strongly to beat J M’s Joy by two and a quarter lengths. Lady Lilac was a further three and a quarter lengths away in third. Keane said, “He has progressed from his first to his second run. The family usually progress with time and up in trip, so you would imagine he would turn into a nice mile and a-quarter, even a mile and a-half horse, in time. "Plenty of size and scope, so hopefully he can keep going in the right direction. "Inclined to go a little bit right, but I'd say that is pure greenness for the moment. I think with racing and time he is just going to improve." Quotes by Michael Graham
