Greenland makes it fourth time lucky with Roscommon success

Ben Coen and Gary Carroll shared the riding honours with doubles

Greenland and Wayne Lordan win the Irish EBF Median Sires Series 2-Y-0 Maiden at Roscommon for Aidan O'Brien. Picture: Healy Racing

Sent off the 8-13 favourite, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Greenland made it fourth time lucky when making all in the opening Irish EBF Median Sires Series 2-Y-0 Maiden, the most valuable prize on the Roscommon card, beating market rival Ma Belle Artiste readily by two and three-quarter lengths.

“That was very straightforward,” winning rider Wayne Lordan said. “He’s a lovely colt, maturing all the time. He had a bit of a look around coming up the straight, but won well and will have no problem going further.”