Reckless beats well-touted rivals

The pre-race attention focused on Ballydoyle's hot favourite Lieutenant General and Dawn Approach's brother Herald The Dawn but Reckless Endeavour (10/1, backed at a little bigger earlier) comprehensively grabbed centre-stage in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden - a Plus 10 Race - at Naas.

Vincent Gaul's twice previously raced Kodiac colt travelled well to deliver his challenge and the writing was on the wall for his rivals from a furlong out as Ger Lyon's charge went on to defeat Herald The Dawn and Lieutenant General by a length and three parts and three and three parts of a length.

"He bumped into a real horse (David Wachman's Independence Day) at Down Royal. He's a nice horse and has done his job," said Lyons.

"Colin said they went flat out, and he won like a good horse."

(AM & EM)