Onenightidreamed is driven out by Wayne Lordan to beat Flight Risk © Photo Healy Racing
The Tommy Stack trained Onenightidreamed bounced back from a slightly disappointing run in the Lincolnshire to take the feature at the Curragh today, the Group 3 Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes.
Successful on both starts last season (in the Lincolnshire and the Group 3 Amethyst Stakes), the son of Footstepsinthesand finished seventh in the Lincolnshire on his most recent start.
Sent off a 9/1 chance today he was settled behind the leaders before making progress to dispute the running with over a furlong to race.
Inside the final furlong he had a good battle with Flight Risk getting up in the closing stages to score by half a length under Wayne Lordan for owners the New Pension Fund Syndicate.
Flight Risk, who won this race twelve months ago, was returned at 12/1 under Kevin Manning for Jim Bolger. Joailliere (9/1) completed the placings a further length back in third under Pat Smullen for Dermot Weld. Sruthan who won the Lincolnshire on his last start and won this race in 2014, was sent off the 2/1 favourite and he finished a neck back in third under Chris Hayes for Paul Deegan.
Fozzy Stack said afterwards: "He's tough, and was a bit interfered with early on last time. He'd a lot of weight, 16lb more than last year, in the Lincoln but he came home well. He also came out of that race well.
"There is a Listed race at Cork in a few weeks time and also the Amethyst Stakes but it depends if it keeps raining. He'll probably go on his holidays during the summer, if we get a summer!"
STEWARDS REPORTS
The Turf Club Veterinary Officer examined Dick Whittington trained by A.P.O'Brien, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to be Post Race Normal.
T.Hogan, trainer of Gordon Lord Byron reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his charge scoped wrong post race.
Additional reporting by Alan Magee
