Impressive Capri makes a winning return in Naas

CAPRI made a triumphant start to his four-year-old campaign in the Toals. com Bookmakers Alleged Stakes at Naas. Ryan Moore was keen to lead on Aidan O’Brien’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby and Ladbrokes St Leger winner (right), but was there to be shot at in the straight, with his four rivals hot on his heels. The 7-4 favourite responded to every question put to him by Moore, though, and with his stamina coming to the fore in the testing conditions, he held on by a head as Cannonball lunged late. O’Brien said: ‘We’re delighted and it was nice to get him started. ‘We’ll have a look at going to the Mooresbridge next and he’ll come on lovely. Then we might have a look at either the Tattersalls (Gold Cup, Curragh) or the Coronation (Cup, Epsom). Maybe he can do the two.’ Stablemate Cliffs Of Moher finished last of the five in the hands of Seamie Heffernan, while Yucatan was fourth under Donnacha O’Brien. Meanwhile, Psychedelic Funk could have a crack at the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury after giving weight and a beating to his rivals in the Gladness Stakes at Naas. Making his reappearance, Ger Lyons’ colt tracked the front-running Downforce in the Group Three until taking the lead off approaching the last of the seven furlongs. Despite the layoff, Psychedelic Funk (5-1) lacked nothing in the way of fitness and ran right the way to the line to cross it with two and a quarter lengths in hand of Downforce. The success completed a double for jockey Colin Keane, who also struck on Noel Meade’s newcomer Dadoozdart in the opening maiden.