Nusret gives Joseph O'Brien a Curragh double Nusret gained a deserved victory when claiming the mile-and-a-half maiden at the Curragh, giving Joseph O'Brien a double on the card. The Golden Horn colt had been placed on his previous four outings, including a couple of narrow defeats. Mikey Sheehy gave his mount a confident ride this afternoon as he cruised up to challenge over a furlong from home. The 9/4 shot was asked to pick up inside the final furlong and went on in the closing stages to post a length-and-three-quarters victory over 8/11 favourite Over The Rainbow. “He had been running consistently well and we've been learning about him,” said O'Brien. “The race set up lovely for him and Mikey gave him a lovely confident ride. “We could look at one of those nice handicaps on Champions Weekend. There is a mile-and-five race in Leopardstown but he might be better in a handicap off his rating.” The winner is owned by Simon Munir and Isaac Souede and O'Brien confirmed he could go hurdling at some stage:- “There is a good chance he probably will. He has plenty of size and could be a nice horse for that job as well.” O'Brien had also claimed the opening two-year-old maiden with Vernet.
