Kitten collects in Naas opener Pay Day Kitten made a successful return to action when claiming the opening mile median auction maiden at Naas. Pat Smullen prouduced the American-bred filly to challenge Hold The Line over a furlong out and she got on top in the closing stages for a half length success. The runner-up had been the horse for money, backed from 4/1 into 3/1 favourite, while Dermot Weld's charge had drifted from 5/2 out to 7/2. The winner had been runner-up on her sole start last season when chasing home Kingdom at the Curragh. “She did what I expected her to do,” said Weld afterwards. “She's tough and genuine and battled well. She travels well and handles that ground. She handled it in the Curragh as a two-year-old and I thought she would win.”
