Sovereigns impresses on debut

Newcomer Ten Sovereigns blitzed his rivals in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden, completing a quick double for Aidan and Donnacha O'Brien (successful in the opener with Mount Everest .

Bought from Camas Park Stud for 200,000 guineas at Tattersalls last October, the son of No Nay Never opened on-course at 6/1 this afternoon, before going off a 5/1 chance.

Settled behind the leaders in the far side group, the bay victor was pushed along to lead over a furlong out, and soon powered clear, going on to score impressively by seven lengths.

Carbon Fibre finished second at 9/1 under Gary Halpin for Michael O'Callaghan, while Life Mission (7/1) was another half a length back in third.

The 4/1 favourite Rita Levi finished fourth.

Aidan O'Brien said afterwards: "You'd be delighted with him. He looks a very nice horse.

"He was working like a nice horse but usually ours all get beat first time. Obviously he's very nice and that's the bottom line. He's a big powerful horse as well.

The winner holds Group 1 entries in the Middle Park, National Stakes and Dewhurst and O'Brien added: "He'd need another run anyway before he'd step up. You'd like to go somewhere with him if you could.

"It's hard what he did there. He came up the middle by himself and he kept going away to the line. That's a hard thing to do here.

"Donnacha was very impressed by him. Seamus (Heffernan) rides him all the time and he thought he was good."

STEWARDS REPORTS

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Mater Matuta trained by J. S. Bolger, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to have had a wound on its left hind leg but was otherwise post race normal.

The Stewards informed Sarah Dawson, trainer that Slainte would have to be recertified before being declared to run from stalls again.

K.J. Manning, rider of Mater Matuta, trained by J. S. Bolger, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount never travelled.

G.P. Halpin, rider of Carbon Fibre trained by M.D. O'Callaghan, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount hung badly in the final furlong.

Additional reporting by Gary Carson