Surpass impresses on Tipperary debut

Surpass (13/8f) overcame greenness and some in-running traffic to win on debut today, landing the Tipperary Races Median Auction Maiden for trainer Aidan O'Brien and jockey Ryan Moore.

Confined to horses who sires established a median price yearling sale of not more than €60,000, the winning Saxon Warrior-colt missed the break and raced in rear and while also switched twice in the home straight, quickened smartly to beat Shocker by a neck.

O'Brien's representative Chris Armstrong reported “he is a work in progress, was still very babyish in the preliminaries and once he develops he will be a lovely horse. Ryan gave him a lovely introduction and they went a nice tempo throughout, which suited him.

“He could be one for the Tyros (Stakes) and while we don't have many Saxon Warriors, the ones we have are very nice and the sire is having a good run of it at the moment. He is one to look forward to and we'll see the best of him as a three-year-old.”