Youth too strong in opener Hotpot Fountain Of Youth got the job done with the minimum of fuss in the opening two-year-old maiden at Tipperary. The Ballydoyle colt was sent off 1/10 favourite for the five furlong sprint and once shaken up by Joseph O'Brien soon settled matters. The son of Oasis Dream tracked the leaders on the outside and disputed from halfway. He was asked to quicken a furlong-and-a-half from home and soon had matters in hand. The winner just had to be kept up to his work inside the final furlong and galloped on strongly to record a convincing four length success. Focussed got up late to grab the runner-up spot, by a neck, from Ain't No Suprise. Fountain Of Youth had shaped with plenty of promise on his debut at Naas when second to the well regarded Big Time. The third Club Wexford has been placed in two Listed races since. “He's still a bit green and hopefully he'll improve for racing. He handled the quick ground well,” commented the winning rider afterwards. (Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes)
