Silk Forest makes all for stylish Garnet Stakes success

Silk Forest put up the performance of the afternoon when taking the Naas Racecourse Business Club Irish EBF Garnet Stakes in exciting fashion.

The Kodiac filly won a Leopardstown maiden in August and was strongly supported to follow up here being supported in the morning from as big as 25/1 and further backed on track from 10/1 into 7/1.

Billy Lee elected to make all in this mile Listed event, and she took command from over a furlong out to score by five lengths.

Trethias could only keep on at one pace in second with Jumellea finishing well half-a-length further back in third.

Winning trainer Paddy Twomey said , “She’s always been a nice filly and we’ve taken our time with her. I picked out this race a while ago and I said we’d run here and then keep her for the spring next year.

“She doesn’t mind the soft ground and I think she has the ability to win a Group race. She’s always been able to do that.”