Killashee Warrior drops in class to shed maiden tag Fourth in a Listed race on Champions Weekend, the Eddie and Patrick Harty trained Killashee Warrior dropped down in grade to open her account in the Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden (Smullen Series) at Thurles. Sent off 7/4 under Jamie Powell, the grey chased odds-on favourite Duke Of Cumberland from the outset. Pushed along to dispute entering the straight, the Liquid Lunch Syndicate owned filly got to the front over a furlong out. Keeping on strongly inside the final furlong, the daughter of Saxon Warrior beat the closing Matilda Joslyngage by one-and-three-quarter lengths. Eddie Harty said: "She had a lovely run first time out and most of her owners are in England so then we decided to run her at Leopardstown on Champions Day. We let her have a crack at the Ingabelle, where she flew, and she did what she should do today. "The ground was too deep to risk her on at the Curragh last week and I don't think she was in love with today's track and while the ground was lovely, it can be trappy. "We've always had an eye on a three-year-old campaign with her and she has earned her break, so we'll see what next year brings. Hopefully it is onwards and upwards and she is a lovely one to have." Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes.
