Master completes treble for O'Brien

Joseph O'Brien recorded a treble on the night at Dundalk when Chess Grand Master stayed on stoutly to land the two-mile BetVictor Race.

Wayne Lordan did the steering again on the Galileo gelding having won a mile-and-a-half maiden on him here last month. Lusis Naturea jumped out and soon opened up a long lead in the race but came back to the field early in the straight.

5/2 shot Chess Grand Master hit the front with a furlong-and-a-half to run and asserted inside the final furlong for a three-and-three quarter length success.

Lordan said:- “He’s a lovely horse. He won a mile and a half maiden here a couple of weeks ago and stepping up to two miles wasn’t a problem as he’s a bumper winner.

“I thought (beforehand) if I could make it a stamina race because there was a question about Kerosin rsquo;s stamina. He’s a grand horse.

“The one in front was going a good gallop and I didn’t think he was going to keep going. My horse was comfortable, and he was able to pick up from four (furlongs) out.

“He’s straight forward and handles this surface and the grass.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)