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- Review curragh 29th Jun
Review curragh 29th Jun
Derby day treble for Wayne Lordan
© Photo Healy Racing
< Trading Leather secured Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby honours for Jim Bolger with a commanding display at the Curragh as several leading players failed to perform.
The 6-1 shot was settled in third by Kevin Manning and led a furlong and a half out before running on strongly to account for Epsom Derby third Galileo Rock by a length and three-quarters, with the luckless Festive Cheer the same distance further away in third.
Odds-on favourite Ruler Of The World was a big disappointment, failing to get in a blow from the rear in finishing fifth, while Libertarian beat only one home and that was another of the fancied candidates, Sugar Boy < Sudirman (5-1) landed a second consecutive Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises Railway Stakes for David Wachman, following in the hoofprints of last year's winner of the juvenile Group Two, Probably.
Odds-on favourite Coach House held every chance at the furlong pole but faded as Sudirman, in the hands of Wayne Lordan, got the better of a battle with the always prominent Big Time for a half-length victory.
Lordan doubled up when Slade Power who disappointed against Group One horses at Royal Ascot, put that right with a superb display in the Woodies DIY Sapphire Stakes.
Eddie Lynam's 11-4 favourite tackled Morawij a furlong out and soon took charge, running on strongly to resist Russian Soul s effort by half a length in the Group Three contest.
The Ger Lyons-trained Burn The Boats (7-1 joint-favourite) picked up well for Gary Carroll to claim the valuable Paddy Power Sprint, collaring British raider Whozthecat close home to score by three-quarters of a length.
Joseph O'Brien produced his father's Count Of Limonade (7-2) to challenge Scintillula for the lead two furlongs out in the Dubai Duty Free Millenium Millionaire Celebration Stakes and edged home by half a length in a stirring battle.
There was a shock in the Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise EBF Maiden when 1-5 favourite Intensified failed by three-quarters of a length to resist the late challenge of Tommy Stack's newcomer