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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Big plans ahead for Tosen Lydia

Sun 27th Mar 2022, 18:01

Tosen Lydia, green and blue, remains unbeatenTosen Lydia, green and blue, remains unbeaten
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Tosen Lydia was very good off the front in the concluding Vote For Nina Carberry In The Dancing With the Stars Final Median Auction Race at Naas.

She soon led for Shane Crosse over the mile trip and had them off the bridle deep in the final quarter of a mile.

She was full of running as she increased the gap in the final furlong to make it two from two.

It was a reduced margin of a length and a quarter that the 11/8 favourite won by, however, she was eased in the closing stages. Smooth Tom was a never nearer second at an easy-to-back 12/1 with Bringbackmemories third at 7/1.

Joseph O’Brien said: “She had a setback after winning at Bellewstown (in July) and this race was a nice starting point this year. We think plenty of her.

“She had her ears pricked all the way and was coasting to the line.

“She could step into an Oaks Trial or we could look at an Irish Guineas. It will be that kind of route we’ll be heading.

“We’ll see what the ground is like in a month’s time and she won’t be rushed back having missed a lot of time.”

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.