Ediyva relishes transition to the polytrack

Strongly-backed favourite Ediyva (7/4 into 5/4) proved well up to the task in the Story Of Dundalk Stadium Book Available Online Apprentice Maiden.

Donagh O’Connor sported the Aga Khan silks on the victorious now five times raced daughter of Kingman, and on polytrack debut the three-year-old got home nicely by a length and three parts and half a length from Jungle Cove and Lilandra

Winning trainer Michael Halford said: “Donagh rode her with confidence. We took her up here last week to give her a canter around and she loved it.

“He kept it simple there, got a lead on her and she travels real well. She likes that surface and she picked up well when he asked her. That will fill her full of confidence.

“It’s nice to get a winning bracket with her. Seven seems a good trip for her and I’ll have to talk to Pat (Downes, Aga Khan’s stud manager). We might enter her in something like the Cooley (Fillies Listed race here on Friday November 13).”

S.M. Crosse, rider of Phantom Power trained by Edward Lynam, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount ran very green and never travelled.

(AM & EM)