Lunar Tide another winner for in-form O'Brien and Sheridan Fresh from a double the previous afternoon, Joseph O'Brien and Joey Sheridan continued their recent excellent form when teaming up with Lunar Tide to land the opening Follow Gowran Park On Insta (C & G) Maiden. Sent off 11/4, the ES Racing, Claxton, Antonacci Partnership owned gelding was smartly into stride and made all the running. Strongly pressed by newcomer Sir Aston over a furlong out, the once-raced son of Sea The Moon kept on strongly to win by one-and-a-quarter lengths. “Joey gave him a nice ride. We thought he went through the race in Dundalk nicely but the last bit was a bit long for him so we were happy to come back to a mile,” said O’Brien. “I’d say he can probably go back further at some stage but that was a nice trip for now. “There is a winners of one for him later this month, over a mile, so we could look at that. “I think he can be progressive. He’s probably more of a grass horse than a Dundalk-type horse.” Additional reporting by Gary Carson.
