ON a day when the Association of Irish Racehorse Owners (AIRO) held an Owners Roadshow at the track to answer any questions about ownership, it was appropriate that the opening Join The Naas Racecourse Business Club Maiden Hurdle went to By Your Side, whose enthusiastic owner Kieron Gammell lives literally on the perimeter of the track.

The Lope De Vega gelding, successful three times on the flat for Ed Dunlop, has been unlucky on a number of occasions since sent hurdling by current connections but gained reward here under a patient ride by Michael O’Sullivan.