Eddie Lynam© Photo Healy Racing
< Whiskey Sour capped a great day for Eddie Lynam at Naas, completing a treble for the trainer in the Micheal Higgins & Co. Handicap.
The son of Jeremy let down favourite-backers on his Dundalk comeback but stepped forward markedly from that.
Pat Smullen had to wait for a gap in the straight but the 9-2 shot took his chance when it came and nailed Tony The Gent on the line.
Ana O'Brien produced Lynam's Future Icon (11-2) with a well-timed challenge to back up her recent C & D success in the Caremark Kildare & West Dublin Apprentice Handicap, and stablemate Ottilie took the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden for three-year-olds and upwards as the 3-1 favourite.
Just three runners went to post for the Hospitality At Naas Race but there was plenty of quality on show and it went the way of Al Mohalhal
Sent off the 11-10 favourite on the back of his second in the Ballycorus Stakes, Jim Bolger's gelding made the running and although Cool Thunder and Vitello closed the gap in the final strides, Al Mohalal proved half a length too strong.< Take A Deep Breath (6-1) displayed a taking turn of foot to land the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden with some authority.
The penny dropped for Michael O'Callaghan's juvenile too late on debut but she knew more about the task at hand this time and swept from a position towards the rear to lead just inside the final furlong en route to a two-and-a-quarter-length defeat of How
How's trainer Aidan O'Brien again had to settle for second when Sportsmanship was collared by Firey Speech in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden.
Dermot Weld's 6-1 winner came on from his introductory sixth at Gowran Park to prevail by half a length, starting a double for Smullen.
Dual Galway Festival hero Vastonea (14-1) teed himself up for another trip to Ballybrit with a comeback victory in the Follow Naas Racecourse On Facebook Handicap.
