Wachman weighs in with nice double

DAVID WACHMAN took the honours at Fairyhouse last night, completing a double with three-year-old fillies School Holidays and Unity.

With an official rating of 99, Unity was more than entitled to record a maiden success and, dropping in class after running behind Investec Oaks candidate Akdarena in a Group 3 at Naas last time, did exactly that when outpointing Alburj in the concluding Wednesday Evening Races At Fairyhouse Maiden.

Ridden by Johnny Murtagh, Unity clearly appreciated the step-up to a mile and a half, staying on stoutly to score by three-quarters of a length and prompting her trainer to comment: “She deserved that after running well in better company. And she has always been crying out for a mile and a half. There are lots of stakes races open to her over this trip, or further, races like the ‘Noblesse’ or ‘Give Thanks’ in Cork. And we’ll see how she fares.”