Michael Hourigan© Photo Healy Racing
The Michael Hourigan trained Undressed shed his maiden tag at Gowran today, running out the well backed winner of the Cillian Buckley & Kilkenny City And County Vintners Maiden Hurdle, under jockey Mark Enright.
Backed from 11/4 in places earlier in the morning, the 2/1 second favourite battled gamely on the run-in to beat 6/4 favourite Golden Boot by a length and three parts.
Afterwards Hourigan stated "I think he'll be a fair horse in time even though he's seven already. He's a huge horse and it's only better he's getting.
"He'll go to either Fairyhouse or Punchestown, more than likely Punchestown, for a winners of one over this trip.
"The long term plan for next season is the four-miler at Cheltenham. He's schooled over fences even though he's never run in a point-to-point. He'd prefer better ground."
By Tom Weekes, quotes from Alan Magee
