Capri and Ryan Moore lead them home in the Beresford© Photo Healy Racing
Aidan O'Brien won his sixteenth Beresford Stakes, and his sixth edition of the Juddmonte-backed Group 2 in a row, when saddling a one, two, three in the fourth event at the Curragh, completing a double on the day for the Ballydoyle team and Ryan Moore.
They'd taken the Group 3 Renaissance Stakes thirty five minutes earlier with The Happy Prince and they supplied another winning favourite in the Beresford with 8/11 chance Capri getting the better of Yucatan and Exemplar by three parts of a length and the same.
There was a sixteen length gap back to the other three participants, headed by Joseph O'Brien's Eagle Spirit
Encouragement can certainly be taken for the future for Capri, Yucatan, and Exemplar, all sons of the mighty Galileo.
"I was very impressed with all three colts. They went a nice pace and came up the middle so they had to learn," reported O'Brien.
"Capri is a nice moving horse and should prefer better ground. All three should definitely get a mile and a quarter, and if they are good over that they should get a mile and a half. They are all bred for it.
"Ryan was very happy. He kept quickening and was surprised they came with him.
"Next week could be a bit quick for them to run again but we certainly will look at the Racing Post for all three.
"You learn the same as we do when we run them against each other. Sometimes we get surprised and sometimes not."
Paddy Power go 10/1 from 16/1 about Capri for the Derby. Aidan O'Brien is 5/6 to win the big one at Epsom with the same firm.
Capri is 12/1 (from 16/1) for the Derby with Betfair.
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