Chris Hayes is setting a roaring pace in the early stages of the new Flat jockey’s championship.
He partnered his sixth winner of the season when the Tipperary’s Fozzy Stack-trained Iiex Excelsa was a game winner of the opening race at Cork today.
Fozzy Stacks trains out of Thomastown Castle, Cashel.
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The daughter of Excelebration made almost all of the running, and battled back strongly when headed inside the final furlong by her main opponent Luzum. Her half-length margin of victory though was probably a little bit more snug than it appeared.
Speaking after today’s win Chris Hayes was delighted with the filly’s performance