Ardagh Red justifies favouritism under Burns A good second on debut last month, Ardagh Red went a place better in the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Maiden, providing Nicola Burns with a fifth career success. Well-supported late on from 5/2 into 5/4, the Adrian Murray-trained market leader made virtually all. Joined early in the straight, the Tony McLoughlin-owned chestnut regained an outright advantage when pushed along over a furlong from home, keeping on well when ridden in the closing stages and coming home a length to the good. The second choice of punters at 10/3, Inns Of Fear filled the runner-up spot under Shane Foley for Mark Fahey, while debutant Artic Power (8/1 from 14s early) was another length and a half away in third. "He had a lovely first run and we thought the step up a furlong would be ideal," Murray commented. "He'll get further. Nicola was just saying there that probably next year he will get a mile and a-quarter. "It is her first ride for me and she would be very friendly with the owner, Tony McLoughlin. She's an up-and-coming rider and she is going to be a good jockey. "That will be him until early in the year - if there was a Listed race or something like that coming up maybe here in January or February. "The filly (his Queens Fury) that beat him the first day is a good filly." STEWARDS REPORTS * N.M. Crosse, rider of Beaune, trained by Eamonn O'Connell, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount stood in the gates. * C.D. Hayes, rider of Glinka, trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount was slowly away. Additional reporting by Michael Graham
