TONY Martin and Colin Keane broke through to enjoy Group 1 success on the flat last weekend when the five-year-old Fastnet Rock (Danehill) mare Laganore produced a fine effort to capture the Premio Lydia Tesio. Owned and bred by the Regan’s Newtown Anner Stud, this victory has earned the breeders a nomination for the October Connolly’s Red Mills/The Irish Field Breeder of the Month award.

The Regans have enjoyed a number of good days with Laganore, but what a way to end her racing career when she travelled to Italy for one of their very few remaining Group 1 races, having finished third in the same contest a year ago.