Lyons registers first juvenile winner of year Trainer Ger Lyons registered a first juvenile winner of the season today, as his well-supported April Mist (2/1 - 11/8f) landed Bellewstown’s Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden. Carrying the colours of Kevin Blessing’s Woodridge Stables Limited and ridden by Colin Keane, the daughter of Cotai Glory stepped forward from her debut run at Naas last month when making all the running today, eventually scoring readily from runner-ip Bold Commander . Lyons revealed “we would have all have lost a lot of money if we were betting on this filly being out first two-year-old winner of the year, but we'll take it when it is coming. It has just been one of those years when we’ve just had to be patient. "She surprised us in Naas to be honest, she did nothing since and when this race reopened, we put her in it. I said it's not the right track or anything like that and I didn't know whether she would sharpen up or not for her debut run but we found out that tonight. "She's home-bred and will go for the Marwell (Listed, Naas) now to try and rob black-type. If she gets black-type, then they can keep her on the team and breed from her, which saves them having to buy them." Quotes from Michael Graham
