Cork National win for Broderick
Tipperary Racing Scene
Wayne Hassett gave Joseph O'Brien the first of his four winners when scoring on Annie's Angel in the opening one-mile fillies maiden at Galway on Bank Holiday Monday. Owned by Linden Bloodstock Ltd, the 7/1 chance got up close home to win by a neck.
Gavin Ryan partnered Rhythm King to land some tidy bets for the Mark Fahey yard when winning the seven-furlong handicap. Sent off at odds of 8/1, having been as big as 33/1 overnight, the Mrs Clare Lennon-owned winner justified the plunge by one-and-three-quarter lengths.
Nathan Crosse rode Fairy Wings to win the one-mile-three-furlong handicap for trainer Willie McCreery. Also owned by McCreery, the 11/1 chance kept on well to win by three-and-a-half lengths.
Nicky Stokes and David Doyle won the opening two-mile maiden hurdle at Wexford on Bank Holiday Monday with Miss Maxfort. Owned and bred by Tom Egan, the 16/1 chance led two out, staying on well to score by two-and-a-half lengths.
Cian Quirke partnered the Paul Stephen Kiely-trained Inchiquin Star to win the two-mile handicap hurdle on the card. Sent off a 13/2 chance, the Sean Harnedy-owned winner scored by five-lengths.
Trainer Philip Fenton was also amongst the winners, sending out One Big Boum to land the two-mile maiden hurdle. Owned by the Grey Stays Syndicate, the 15/8 favourite justified those odds by half-a-length under Brian Hayes.
Aidan O'Brien trained Serengeti to win the seven-furlong maiden at Dundalk on Wednesday. Owned by Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Peter M Brant, Declan McDonogh partnered the 2/1 chance to beat favourite First Wave by one-and-a-quarter lengths.
Jake Coen was amongst the winners at Down Royal on Friday, riding Tuckmill to win the two-mile handicap chase. Trained by Peter Fahey, the 9/2 chance scored by half-a-length for owner Thomas McParland.
Harry Swan won the concluding two-mile bumper on the Gordon Elliott trained Jacob's Ladder. Sent off the 8/15 favourite, the Gigginstown House Stud-owned gelding won by four lengths.
Andrew Slattery won the five-furlong handicap at Dundalk on Friday with the 7/1 chance My Girl Sioux. Ridden by Cian Horgan, the Maurice F Aherne-owned filly kept on well to win by one-and-a-half lengths.
Ben Coen was also amongst the winners on the card, riding Daamberdiplomat to win the six-furlong handicap for Johnny Murtagh. Sent off the 16/5 favourite, the gelding stayed on best to win by one-and-a-half-lengths for the Whyte Hickey Rafter Kilkenny Syndicate.
Harry Swan was on the mark again when winning the concluding two-mile bumper at Down Royal on Saturday aboard the Gordon Elliott-trained Classical Creek. Another owned by Gigginstown House Stud, the odds-on favourite won by one-and-three-quarter lengths.
Mark Cahill trained the veteran Jake Peter to win the two-mile handicap hurdle at Cork on Sunday. Sent off a 10/1 chance, the Phillip Enright-partnered 10-year-old stayed on well to score by three-and-three-quarter lengths for owner Frank McNulty.
Shane Broderick trained Sphagnum to win the Listed Cork Grand National over three-miles-four-furlongs. Ridden by Dillon Maxwell, the Peat Moss Syndicate-owned 8/1 chance just held the late burst of Positive Thinker by a short head.
Fozzy Stack and Joey Sheridan won the five-furlong handicap at the Curragh on Sunday with Two Stars. Sent off 4/1, the Mrs Anne Gaffney, Mrs T Gaffney and Liam J Butler owned gelding won by one-and-a-half-lengths.
Breeders’ Cup record for champion trainer Aidan O'Brien
Although his big hope City Of Troy failed to feature in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, Aidan O'Brien left American racing’s showpiece event with a new record. Two-year-old stars Lake Victoria and Henri Matisse took O’Brien’s tally at the annual fixture to twenty wins, matching veteran trainer D Wayne Lukas’ haul and putting him one ahead of both Chad Brown and Bob Baffert.
On Sunday, O’Brien was crowned Ireland’s champion trainer for a 27th time on the final day of the season at the Curragh. He is also champion trainer in Britain this year, for the seventh time in his career.
Ger Lyons landed his first Breeders’ Cup success as Magnum Force took the Juvenile Turf Sprint. He was a second Breeders’ Cup winner for Colin Keane who made it back to the Curragh to lift his sixth Irish jockeys’ title with a tally of 103 winners, eight ahead of Billy Lee with Dylan Browne McMonagle in third place on 82 winners. James Ryan was crowned champion apprentice and his tally of 33 saw him home by two winners from Adam Caffrey and Wayne Hassett.
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