Clever And Cool a poignant winner on debut Newcomer Clever And Cool was a poignant winner of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden. Bred by the late Paddy Bolger and co-owned by his wife Marguerite, the Vocalised bay was sent off the 85/40 favourite, but was 14/1 in early shows before the defection of both Congo River and Invincible Cry. Always close to the pace, the Jim Bolger trained victor was pushed along to lead over a furlong out and kept on well in the closing stages, coming home a length-and-three-quarters to the good under Kevin Manning. Heartrate finished second at 5/2 under Declan McDonogh for Kieran Cotter, while Jer Batt (5/2) was another three lengths away in third. The winner could turn out again quickly at Leopardstown on Saturday, as she holds an entry in the Listed Ingabelle Stakes. "We're delighted as Marguerite is here today," Una Manning said. "Kevin was confident enough and it was just a nice win given the circumstances. "She's a nice filly and she didn't mind that ground." STEWARDS REPORTS STEWARDS REPORTS * The Stewards received a request from Joseph G. Murphy to substitute L.F. Roche with G.F. Carroll on Orchis. Evidence was heard from Joseph G. Murphy and from Jockeys Agent K. O'Ryan. Joseph G. Murphy stated that he was in Newmarket on the day of declarations and it was always his intention for G.F. Carroll to ride Orchis along with his other declared runners today. K. O'Ryan stated that he had mistakenly declared L.F. Roche instead of G.F. Carroll and was unaware of his mistake until 12.20pm which was after the deadline for jockey declarations. He added that he informed the office of the governing bodies immediately and had cleared this with L.F. Roche. Having considered all the evidence, the Stewards allowed the replacement on this occasion under the provisions of Regulation 3 as they were satisfied the request was reasonable and took no further action other than to remind K. O'Ryan of his responsibilities in this regard. * J.M. Sheridan, rider of Trinity Road trained by Jack W. Davison, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount reared up when the stalls opened. Additional reporting by Gary Carson
