Burke's Native Warrior justifies odds to take Ballycorus Stakes at 'lucky' Leopardstown

AT A STRETCH: Native Warrior and James Doyle win for trainer Karl Burke from Audience. Picture: Healy Racing

Trained by Karl Burke, ahead of a massive week at Royal Ascot, Native Warrior justified 6/4 favouritism in the Group 3 Ballycorus Stakes in Leopardstown, bouncing back from a lacklustre recent run in Naas.

Ridden by Wathnan’s retained rider James Doyle, the five-year-old outpointed front-running compatriot Audience, with three-year-old Redemption Road faring best of the local contenders in third.