Five-furlong winner for de Bromhead at Down Royal Sent off 12/1, the Henry de Bromhead-trained Premier View took Down Royal’s opening Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden over five furlongs. Gelded since finishing down the field on debut at Gowran in June, and fitted with a tongue-tie for the first time, Roger Brookhouse’s son of Invincible Army tracked the leaders on the outer and went on over a furlong out to beat Tom McCourt’s newcomer Spirit Of the Nite by half a length. Market principals Tango Club and Monologue completed the frame. "He's a horse that shows plenty of raw speed at home,” said winning rider Conor Cusack. "His pedigree and all says six furlongs really, so five (furlongs) today was no problem to him - he showed plenty of pace early doors and it suited him well. "He was a touch slow at the stalls and I kind of saw Leigh (Roche, Tango Club) and Cromwell's horse (Gavin, Bit Of A Buzz) upsides in front. I got a nice tow of it into the race and when I met the road, he kind of felt a bit unsteady going into it. I sent him there and he got a touch lonely in front, but the other horse came to him and he kind of went on again a small bit. "Hopefully, there is a bit more improvement to come out of him. "The headwind and all, he just kind of ran around a small bit. I hit him one either side and then put it down and kept it hands and heels. I was delighted with the way he pulled through. He didn't show much greenness to be fair to him. "I'd call it good to firm (ground) - it is riding lovely to be fair to them. They have done a savage job with it and it was nice sprinting ground for a horse like that." Additional reporting by Michael Graham
