Treble delight for Lyons as Babouche books Commonwealth Cup ticket with Naas success

Lady Iman retained her unbeaten record when sparking the Glenburnie treble in the Coolmore Stud Irish ERBF Blackbeard 2-Y-0 Fillies Sprint

SMART EFFORT: Babouche wins the Group 3 Goffs Lacken Stakes in the hands of Colin Keane. Picture: Healy Racing

Babouche and Lady Iman delivered a Group 3 double as part of a spectacular Naas treble for Ger Lyons and Colin Keane.

Beaten on her reappearance in Cork, Juddmonte filly Babouche confirmed last year’s Phoenix form with Aidan O’Brien’s Whistlejacket in the Goffs Lacken Stakes, travelling sweetly throughout before asserting to score by two and three-quarter lengths.