Patton set to take charge in maiden hurdle

NOEL MEADE’S lightly raced Patton can land the TEC Technical Equipment Maiden Hurdle at Kilbeggan tonight.

The five-year-old has only run three times in his life and has plenty scope for improvement. He has been rested since taking a bumper at Limerick in early July. Quietly fancied in the market that day, Patton stayed on resolutely in the closing stages to beat Johnjoe’s Express by half a length.

Johnjoe’s Express has given the form a couple of boosts in the meantime and Meade’s charge, who has an outing over flights under his belt, gets the nap.