Fields Of Athenry in fine tune at Dundalk

Fields Of Athenry created a big impression when hacking up in Dundalk's extended mile and two maiden for three-year-olds under Seamie Heffernan for trainer Aidan O'Brien.

The 4/1 chance made all and galloped away from 4/6 favourite Game Set Dash with less than a quarter of a mile to go. He stayed on strongly to take the honours by five and a half lengths. It was a further six lengths back to Infinite Loop in third.

Seamie Heffernan said: "I was impressed with him."

Donnacha O'Brien added: "He's been impressive at home. He'll get further. He's going the right way and perhaps we could look at a Listed race."

Fields Of Athenry had run once before, as a two-year-old in a seven furlong Cork maiden last October in which he finished seventh of 15.

He sported a hood for the first time this evening.