The Very Man (IRE)
4yo, B, Geld, Jeremy (USA) – Mill Meadow (IRE) (Kalanisi (IRE))
The Very Man made a massive impression when taking his four-year-old maiden at Loughanmore in May. The Stuart Crawford-trained gelding had made his debut at Moira in April where he came to grief at the sixth fence. Clearly none the worse for his fall, The Very Man was ridden in mid-division for much of the contest before making good headway between the final two fences and progressed to lead on the run to the final obstacle where he held a strong advantage over his rivals to go on and score by six lengths. By the ill-fated sire, Jeremy, The Very Man is from the family of some talented sorts which includes Den Of Iniquity, Keepatem and Lough Ferrib. This eye-catching gelding looks to have an ideal blend of speed and stamina which leads one to suggest that he should prosper at black-type level on the track.
