Power Under Me © Photo Healy Racing
There was plenty of pace on in the Coolmore Sioux Nation Concorde Stakes and Colin Keane bided his time in mid-division on Power Under Me (15/2).
The Ger Lyons-trained six-year-old came towards the centre of the track after turning for home and improved to lead a furlong out before staying on well to account for Fleur De Chine by a length-and-a-quarter.
This was a fifth victory at stakes level for the Mehmas gelding who had conditions in his favour as assistant trainer Shane Lyons explained: “The trainer was telling me it was trainer error the last day, but it wasn’t as the ground was beautiful on Champions Weekend and he’s just told us that we’ll only run him again on slower than good.
“He is ground dependent and soft is his ideal ground.
“He absolutely owes us nothing and has been a great servant for Vincent and Geraldine (Gaul) who are great supporters of ours.
“We had him in at Cork the other day, but the ground was just on the yielding side of good and with this coming up, we weren’t going to chance that.
“Himself and Mutasarref are two of the stalwarts of the yard and they could meet in the Knockaire at Leopardstown (on October 20).
“He loves Leopardstown and Tipperary, both left-handed with two bends which is up his street.”
Quotes from Alan Magee
