Drinks are on McKiernan as Pub strikes at Naas On a Naas card sponsored in full by Bar 1 Betting, the opening maiden hurdle over two miles, three furlongs saw Healys Pub (4/1, from 8s this morning) continue the revival in form of Oliver McKiernan's Rathcoole yard. As with the stable's Gowran winner Minella Boss yesterday, Phillip Enright had the five-year-old towards the head of affairs from an early stage. The son of Telescope headed market leader Sine Qua Non before the third and made the rest of the running  to post a two and a half-length win over Doctor Elvis. Minella Boss was the yard's first winner since landing the Leinster National on this card with Bushmans Pass a year ago.  Healys Pub had been a remote second to Cheltenham hopeful Jalon D'oudairies here on his previous outing. “We’re delighted. Things have turned quick,”said McKiernan.  “I thought the horses that were favourite might have more pace than our horse, and that we’d probably end up being second or third.  “I was wrong and I’m happy!  “He might have made a mistake at the last, but he was foot perfect before that.  “I think we have a chaser with a bit of ability. That’s probably where he’s going to go now.  “He might have one more run over hurdles. He’s only five and it might be a bit unusual to jump a fence at that age, but I think that’s where he’s going.  “He loves soft ground and in a month’s time you probably won’t get it.   “There was a bit of a cloud over the yard for along time and along with the horse that won yesterday, they were the two that avoided it most.  “He’s called after a pub we have in Offaly. It’s not open at the moment, we’re doing it up, and it might open quicker than you’d think now!”  Additional reporting by Gary Carson
