Free proves too taxing for Dandy
Tax Free lowered the colours of Ireland’s great sprinting hope Dandy Man in the Naas Sprint Stakes this afternoon.
Sent off odds-on favourite, Dandy Man, racing in the colours of Princess Haya Of Jordan for the first time, looked be travelling best of all with two furlongs to run.
However, Tax Free, a 7-2 chance, showed a smart turn of foot for Adrian Nicholls and went on to win by a length, with another British raider, Desert Lord, back in third.
It was a nice consolation for Nicholls after Moss Vale and Peace Offering finished second and third in France on Sunday.
VC Bet go 12-1 from 16s about the winner’s chance in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 23.
