Psychedelic Funk and Colin Keane (left) beat Bean Feasa© Photo Healy Racing
Trainer Ger Lyons, owner Sean Jones and jockey Colin Keane combined for the second time in two days with win with a newcomer as Psychedelic Funk landed the hot looking opening Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden at Naas today.
Psychedelic Funk got the better of runner-up Bean Feasa a half sister to Teofilo, inside the final furlong for his half length win, leaving Lyons chuffed with the performance.
He stated “I've stopped studying races and instead concentrate on my own horses as when I got here I was told Bolger's (Bean Feasa) was a certainty. Although when I asked what way she was bred, I was told she was a half-sister to Teofilo and thought 'Holy Jesus!'”
He added “I have a few like that and I was mad keen to get them out but I had to bite my tongue for a while until the ground came right - my horses have a reaction to bad ground!
“I said to Colin if you don't win, you'll be beaten by a good one or will win the next day.
“If he's the real deal we'll look to the Coventry and try and get a trial in between. He'll go for a winners' race and then hopefully his third run will be Ascot.
“The good thing about him is his temperament, I like the sire (Choisir).”
Lyons introduced Tony The Gent to win on debut at Gowran yesterday.
By Tom Weekes, quotes from Gary Carson
