Comein Comein leads the way in Down Royal sprint Comein Comein struck on just his second start since joining Diego Dias this spring when making all in the Willwego.com Handicap at Down Royal. Gavin Ryan’s mount, available at 9/1 this morning and sent off the 4/1 co favourite, got away sharply from a wide draw and held a two lengths advantage at the furlong pole. The son of Prince Of Lir held on well in the closing stages to beat fellow co favourite Emerald Harmony by half-a-length with Elliott finishing best of all on the outer a length and half back in third. Ryan said, "They had similar tactics the last day and, when they jumped out there was a lot of pace early on, and I just got caught on the wing a little bit. "Today, everyone was kind of happy enough to take a lead off me. I got out good and smart and was able to get across to the rail which is a huge help around here. "I was able to save, save, save coming down over the road and once I committed he was good and tough. "If anything, he has probably got a little lonely the last furlong and just looked for a little bit of company." On Make Haste who was unplaced for Dias in the Queen Mary, Ryan added: "It is a very hard place to go to with one run under your belt. She probably didn't learn a whole pile the first day in Naas, she won very easily. "She jumped very well and got trapped near the pace - she just did too much the whole way. Definitely more races to come from her without a doubt." Quotes by Michael Graham
