Layfayette comes from off strong pace to land listed prize at Roscommon

Layfayette and Chris Hayes (centre) win the Lenebane Stakes (Listed) from Hector De Maris (left). Picture: Healy Racing.

The combination of Noel Meade’s Layfayette and Chris Hayes, successful in the Irish Lincoln back in March, struck again when coming from off a strong pace to land the listed Lenabane Stakes in Roscommon.

Hector De Maris blazed the trail and Hayes later admitted that his mount was off the bridle passing the stands as he tracked favourite Reve Do Vol before pouncing to lead early in the final furlong to triumph by a length and a quarter, with Haparanda staying on for third and the favourite fading to finish sixth.