Light cap, Graham Lee wins on Czabo© Photo Healy Racing
Over twenty five years ago Graham Lee had his first ride at Naas, on January 25th 1992. Today the Galway native returned to the County Kildare venue to land the Group 3 Lodge Park Stud E.B.F. Park Express Stakes (fillies and mares) on Czabo
Mick Channon trains this daughter of Sixties Icon for David Wachman, M V Magnier and Linda Shanahan, and the 8/1 shot got the better of favourite Somehow inside the final furlong for a half length win.
Michael Channon junior said: "We took her to Saint-Cloud a few weeks ago but she was too free for the first half a mile and it was a complete wasted effort. But I just spoke to David Wachman (part owner) and he said it was a great prep run taking her all the way to Paris.
"She's done it very nicely, and we had fitness on our side and that helped. We have a fairly moderate band of broodmares but he (Sixties Icon) has improved them all.
"We wanted to get her going early as she had that Esher Cup form early last year in soft ground and ran well in the Guineas."
(AM & EM)
