Seamie Heffernan © Photo Healy Racing
Having notched a double at last Wednesday's fixture, Seamie Heffernan went one better a week on when McVay, sent off 9/4 second-favourite, was too sharp for 11/10 favourite Perretti in the two-year-old maiden.
Out of a half-sister to smart sprinter Mooneista, the winner was reappearing just five days after finishing a promising fourth on debut over a mile. Having broken well, he tracked the leaders on the inner and was clearly travelling best from early in the straight. In front a furlong out, Heffernan just had to keep his mount up to his work to see off the market leader by a length and a quarter. Milliethemollie and Billboa were the Kildare man's winners in the previous two races.
Winning trainer Jack Davison said: "I am delighted with that. He is a horse that I just had to be patient with because he hasn't missed a beat, but I just felt he would benefit from a little bit of time.
"I always suspected he is going to be a better three-year-old - plenty of size and scope and has pedigree. He is really only getting it together now, so he is exciting.
"That (trip) is the question at the minute. I spoke to Seamus about it there and he said if he goes a mile he'll be a nice one as he felt he has class and travels, and took him into the race easy on the bridle. I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up a six-furlong horse, it is a fast family. Time will tell, but he did the job there today over seven.
"He has a low action and is a good straight mover, he wants a smooth surface. I won't be bogging him down in anything but better ground."
Quotes from Michael Graham
