Haynes lands Marwell Stakes with first Irish runner

Alice Haynes has made a great start to her training career and the Newmarket-based handler scored with her first Irish runner as Lady Hollywood took the Listed Arqana Irish EBF Marwell Stakes in great style at Naas.

Sporting the now familiar colours of Amo Racing, she travelled well to challenge on the far rail under two furlongs out and, despite edging a little right, kept on really well under Rossa Ryan inside the final furlong.

The well-backed 100/30 chance had a-length-and-a-half to spare over 5/6 favourite Mauiewowie at the line, with Treasure Trove a-length-and-a-quarter further back in third.

Haynes said, “First runner in Ireland and it’s a winner. Our only concern coming here today was whether this race was a bit too soon from Beverley. But the form was franked when the horse that she beat twice just went and won before this race.

“She has a great brain and is so straightforward to train. She showed a lot of speed here and it appears that she is getting quicker and quicker. We can probably set our sights a bit higher now.

“Rossa just said about sending her to America for the Breeders Cup but we’ll go back to the drawing board and speak to the owner before making a plan.

“She’ll keep to five for the moment.

“I’ve been training since the end of February last year and we had a Listed winner last year.

“We have a lovely bunch of 38 horses in Newmarket right at the bottom of Warren Hill.”