Mixed bag for Lyons but Ardhoomey gives him plenty to smile about

New Bidder (Graham Gibbons) wins the opening sprint handicap for British raider David BarronsCredit: Patrick McCann

You can imagine the conversation around the breakfast table at Ger Lyons' home on Sunday morning. "Medicine Jack should win, Psychedelic Funk could win, either Savannah Storm or Elusive Heights might win, Ardhoomey can't win".

Of the quintet who represented the trainer on the concluding day of Irish Champions Weekend, Ardhoomey appeared the weakest link, and the trainer himself admitted as much after the Group 2 Flying Five Stakes.

He said: "We walked the course, there was a shocking headwind coming into their faces and I didn't really give him any sort of squeak on the ground."

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David JenningsDeputy Ireland editor

Published on 11 September 2016inIrish Champions Festival

Last updated 20:35, 11 September 2016

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