Layfayette provides Meade with perfect tonic after he is kicked by horse

Sunday: Naas

Noel Meade has earned a reputation as something of a social media sensation with his weekly dances in support of Nina Carberry, but as much as he would have liked to have hit the dancefloor after Layfayette landed the Devoy Stakes the celebrations will have been curtailed after being on the receiving end of a nasty kick in the parade ring.

Brought to his knees prior to the Listed contest when Pita Pinta delivered a kung fu kick to Meade’s buttocks, the legendary trainer was provided with the perfect tonic when Layfayette stormed to victory just a few minutes later under Oisin Orr.

Meade said: “I was lucky. Pita Pinta missed the bone and got me on the softest spot. I'm sore but I'm all right. It just shows you what can happen. There were a couple of kids standing in the same spot just before that. I didn't see it happening but I felt the whack.”

A decision to sidestep the Irish Lincoln on Saturday in favour of the Devoy Stakes proved an inspired one and Meade is eyeing Group 3 targets for his admirably versatile gelding.

Meade said: “We had the choice of the Lincoln but I felt that there could be something in that race who could be a Stakes horse, which would have made it difficult to win it off 102. I'd say I was probably right because Raadobarg looked very good.

“This lad had been working the house down – he's moving great this year. Oisin is going to ride a bit more for me this season so it's great to get that.”

Paname pounces in feature

Markaz Paname took the biggest purse on offer, the Madrid Handicap with something to spare, giving Colin Keane a double after an earlier success on Amo Racing’s Saliteh in the sprint handicap.

Winning trainer Ger Lyons said: “He brought to the track what we have been seeing at home and if we had a Madrid horse it was him.

"He’s grown up a lot from two to three. He was very immature last year and we gelded him. Last year he was a very free sweater and did well to do what he did.

“We think he’ll get further as well so we’ll have a bit of fun with him. He’s owner-bred, so Donal [Boylan] is obviously a lucky owner.”

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