Rockybay Yank’s eye-catching injection of pace decisive

An eye-catching injection of pace proved pivotal in the third race on Saturday night at Curraheen, as the Kieran Lynch-trained Rockybay Yank earned an eighth career victory.

He looked booked for trouble approaching he bend, but quickened to take a narrow lead at that point, and then pulled away to beat Knockboy Kathy by three lengths, in the night’s fastest 525 yards return - 28.41.

Sub-29.70 runs over 550 yards are not ten a penny in Curraheen, but the Johnny Linehan-trained Broadstrand Post managed to post one with a power-packed effort in the A1 ninth race.