Kingstonian justifies market confidence under Kennedy Available at 2/1 in early shows for the Griffin Auctioneers Maiden, Kingstonian justified market confidence in this mile-and-a-half contest. Eventually sent off the 11/10 favourite, the Jessica Harrington-trained bay raced mainly in second under Keithen Kennedy and took over from the front-running So Golden with less than two-furlongs to go. Soon ridden, the 79-rated victor found plenty in the closing stages and ultimately came home three-lengths clear of Dream On Baby. The runner-up was returned at 5/2 under Conor Clarke for Emmet Mullins, while the aforementioned So Golden (6/1) was a further four-and-a-half lengths back in third. Owned and bred by Kirsten Rausing, the successful Study Of Man three-year-old brought some solid form to the table and was fourth at the Curragh on his latest start, with a subsequent Galway winner Edelak a place behind. "He had good form. He was a colt for his first two runs and then we got him castrated," Harrington reflected. "That was very straightforward for him today. I know I had to come down here for him to win his maiden, but he needs a mile-and-a-half, probably a mile-and-six. He'll go up in trip now. "It's great to get that maiden out of the way." STEWARDS REPORT * L.F. Roche, rider of Kasgani, trained by D. K. Weld, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount raced keenly and did not handle the track.
