O'Callaghan and Roche combination hitting their stride now After their success with Twilight Jet at Tipperary on Tuesday there were further gains for Michael O’Callaghan and Leigh Roche courtesy of Admiral D in the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden at Listowel. The breeze-up recruits for the Crotanstown Stud team are likely best kept on side by punters in the coming weeks and months, now that the wins have started to arrive. A son of red-hot first-season sire, Ardad, the victor here came forward nicely from a debut fourth placing at Fairyhouse eight days ago, to beat Threebagsfull by a length and a quarter. “He needed the run the last day as he was green in Fairyhouse. Today he jumped and travelled away. We went a bit steady but once I switched him out in the straight, and got a backhander into him, he quickened up very well and hit the line very good," said Roche. “He should improve a lot from today. The ground is slow, it’s not ideal for him, and when he gets better ground he’ll improve again. He’s a nice horse going forward.” (AM & EM)
