Lynam plunders another big prize

Eddie Lynam has enjoyed unprecedented success with his raids on the top British sprints this year through Sole Power and Slade Power and he plundered another big one yesterday with the two-year-old Agnes Stewart, an impressive winner of the John Smith’s Extra Smooth May Hill Stakes at Doncaster.

Beaten in a Group Three last time out by Jessica Harrington’s Jack Naylor, the 11-4 chance relished the step up to a mile, coming home a length and a quarter clear of 13-8 favourite Muraaqaba, with Shagah a neck away in third.

Lynam said of the Billly Lee-ridden winner: “Last week we got a huge offer for her and I got a bit nervous, but we decided to keep her, thankfully.