Murtagh doesn't want the week to end after firing in yet another winner

The astounding form of the Johnny Murtagh horses continued in the Sobac Soil Health Call Tom Stapleton From Soil.ie Handicap at Naas as Kosman scored under Shane B Kelly.

Kosman reversed Roscommon form from last Monday with Slieve Bearnagh and Golden Days and a first-time visor obviously did him no harm at all.

From the front he beat Sweet Justice and the aforementioned Golden Days by a length and a quarter and the same.

Johnny Murtagh said: “I hope this week doesn’t end!

“I was disappointed with him a bit the other day in Roscommon as he’s after strengthening up nicely. He’s not a big horse but I thought he’d done well over the winter and he was working with the bunch that have all been running well.

“Going to Roscommon I was expecting a big run but he got a bump early and Ben said he didn’t seem to enjoy it.

“I stuck the visor on him today and Shane was keen to bowl along as that’s what he does in his work at home and he seems to work well. It all worked well and hopefully he can improve on this.

“He should be able to win another handicap or two although I don’t think he’ll get into a 0-65 but hopefully a 0-70.”

C.D. Hayes, rider of Impetuous (GB) trained by E. J. O'Grady, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount was hampered at an early stage of this race.

(AM & EM)