Pivotal Trigger makes all to beat Tiverton (pink cap) © Photo Healy Racing
Tiverton (4/7) was the second odds-on favourite of the evening to be turned over as market rival Pivotal Trigger (2/1) landed the Claregalwayhotel.ie Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden.
Shane Foley made all the running on the winner and once he shook him up over two furlongs out, he soon got the favourite off the bridle. Tiverton could never get close enough to land a blow in the straight as Pivotal Trigger, third at Tipperary last month, knuckled down well to score by a length and a half.
Winning trainer Jessica Harrington said: "The plan was to jump out and make the running and he got it fairly easy in front. We knew he would stay and knew he would love that ease in the ground.
"He (Foley) said he got going early but coming around the corner, looked around and is still learning. He probably even needs 1m2f now and will stay well and is out of a mare who stayed well.
"He might be a horse for the Eyrefield Stakes at Leopardstown at the end of the year."
Quotes from Tom Weekes
