Look provides Lyons with more juvenile joy

Ger Lyons produced yet another juvenile to win on debut, as his One Last Look claimed the opener at Leopardstown this evening, the Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Race.

Bought for 52,000 guineas as a yearling at Tattersalls last October, the daughter of Fastnet Rock was sent off at 7/1 under Colin Keane.

Settled towards rear in sixth, the Gaelic Thoroughbreds owned victor was ridden to challenge on the outer with a furlong left to go.

From there she picked up strongly and got to the front inside the final 50 yards, going on to score comfortably by a length and a quarter.

Fellow debutant One Voice (10s to 8s) finished second under Shane Foley for Jessica Harrington, while Navan winner Rebel Tale was another three parts of a length away in third. Law Breaker was backed from 3s into 2/1 favouritism on-course, but he ran no sort of race and faded tamely when ridden from over a furlong out.

"We're delighted with that. She's a lovely filly and she was very well bought by Gaelic Bloodstock," said Shane Lyons.

"The boys were working hard at the sales and that's where the name came from. It's very hard to buy pedigrees but she was the right model and they said they'd have to have one last look.

"They bought the look rather than the pedigree and it's worked out.

"Colin liked her and she was only ready to start out. We threw her in the winners race and sometimes they are easier to win than a big 20 runner maiden.

"He said that with her head low to the ground, and her action low to the ground, she wouldn't want it any quicker than that. He said it's beautiful ground but she wouldn't want it any quicker and we'll have to keep an eye on that.

"We'll take baby steps with her, look for a winner race or something like that and move on.

"We always liked her, Colin always liked her at home, but she will improve a lot from it."

STEWARDS REPORT

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Law Breaker, trained by E. J. O'Grady, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal.

Additional reporting by Gary Carson