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Irish Examiner
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Townend set to keep up strike rate
Limerick and Fairyhouse previews Champion-jockey Paul Townend might strike on his only ride in Limerick, the Willie Mullins-trained Keep Up, in the RAYN Safety & Security Mares Maiden Hurdle. This daughter of Storm The Stares has raced only twice, but impressed when turning over odds-on favourite and subsequent winner Jerry From Kerry on her debut at Roscommon last August, forging clear in the closing stages to triumph by five and a half lengths. That performance earned Keep Up a crack at the listed 'Mucklemeg' at Gowran Park in October, always a competitive end-of-summer contest. And, although she failed to make an impression, she fared better than better-fancied stable-companion Carmeletta Vega in filling fifth spot behind Aruntothequeen and Mozzies Sister (a subsequent hurdle winer and placed in Grade 1 company). The strength of that form is reflected in the fact that Keep Up, twenty-three lengths clear of the sixth, finished just three-quarters of a length behind Paddy Twomey's Seo Linn, who has progressed to win a listed mares event in Cheltenham and. Grade 2 in Aintree. Sure to be well-schooled for her hurdling bow, Keep Up should prove too strong for the consistent, Gordon Elliott-trained Emily Love. Later, Kiln Time, in the familiar Bowe colours, should be noted in the Franke Dunworth Handicap Hurdle. A winner, off 81, at Naas three runs back, he has since finished third to Wyoming Baby in Cork and, last time, filled fourth spot in a handicap chase won by Riggs in Wexford. Back over hurdles here, with Cian Quirke again in the plate, Kiln Tim should reward each-way support. We also have flat action in Fairyhouse where the Ger Lyons-trained Juddmonte filly Sapphire Princess will be expected to open her account, at the third attempt, in the End Of School Year Maiden. This Kingman filly was made odds on for her debut in a seven-furlong Cork maiden but failed to cope with Dermot Weld's Bella Isabella. Dropped back in trip, she sought compensation on the same track three weeks ago but came up short, finishing third, beaten six lengths, behind City Of Memphis and Bonus Time. At the weekend, Bonus Tiem landed a six-furlong Curragh maiden while City Of Memphis, supplemented to the race, finished a creditable fifth to Laske Victoria in the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas. On that basis, Sapphire Princess should take plenty of beating here, with Sun Soldier the most likely threat.
The 42
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Lake Victoria back to her brilliant best in Irish 1,000 Guineas
LAKE VICTORIA showed her true colours to glide to an impressive triumph in the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh. The 10-11 favourite in the hands of Ryan Moore, Aidan O'Brien's filly was unbeaten at two when taking a trio of Group One events over distances ranging from six furlongs to a mile, including at the Breeders' Cup. She returned at a mile in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, but connections were not far wrong when they said her preparation had been hurried and she was eventually sixth of 10 runners on the Rowley Mile. That run clearly brought her along perfectly for the Irish equivalent, and after racing happily on the rail, she accelerated away neatly when asked at the two-furlong pole and was a comfortable two-and-a-quarter-length winner from 50-1 shot California Dreamer. Advertisement
Irish Examiner
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Lake Victoria bounces back to land 1,000 Guineas spoils at the Curragh
Aidan O'Brien's insistence that the Newmarket 1000 Guineas would come too soon for Lake Victoria was proven in the extreme when the filly ran out a tremendously impressive winner of the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas on Sunday afternoon at the Curragh. Ryan Moore, who was bidding for a fourth winner of the afternoon, had his mount in the box seat from an early stage as California Dreamer set the fractions. If there was one moment of anxiety for connections, it was as Moore asked his mount to move past Duty First, who kept Lake Victoria in for just a second. Once in the clear, Moore engaged that drive position which inevitably results in winners, and she responded to it by charging past California Dreamer and on to a two-and-a-quarter-length victory. The long-time leader held on to second place quite comfortably, with Cercene running a huge race to get up late for third place for trainer Joe Murphy. 'She was very good today,' said Moore of the filly who was sixth in the English Guineas. 'She wasn't quite there when she went well at Newmarket, but she's a lot better than them. She quickened up very well — she's a very smart filly. She's exciting, she does everything beautifully. Her record last year was very good, and I'm glad she was able to get back on track. 'She's very good and she'll be very hard for the fillies to handle. We'll see what she does the next day, but we haven't got to the bottom of her, so hopefully she can step up again.' O'Brien, for whom she was a third winner of the day and sixth of the three-day meeting, was over the moon. 'She went to Newmarket only getting ready for a racecourse gallop, and Ryan looked after her. She came out of it lovely. Everything went well — it doesn't always, from run to run — but we knew if everything was going to go well, she was going to make massive leaps, and that's what she did. 'She's one of those special ones. She won a Group 1 over six, seven and a mile as a two-year-old, and she travelled the world. She's very unique. The plan was to come here and then go to the Coronation.' The day's other Group 1 was the Tattersalls Gold Cup, and O'Brien and Moore also came out on top, though this one was far more competitive at the finish. With the missed break of the pacemaker, the wayward tendencies of another, the lack of room for a couple, and the general rough and tumble, a weighty tome could emerge from a brilliant renewal of the race. What did arise but was not news to anyone with an iota of knowledge of the sport was that Los Angeles is teak-tough and borderline impossible to beat when a race boils down to a one-on-one battle. And while connections of White Birch may rue the luckless run of their horse, who won this in 2024, and those of Kalpana may curse her luck, some of which was of her own making, a doughty winner was called for and Los Angeles responded. In a pulsating finish, he had a worthy opponent in last season's British Champion Stakes winner Anmaat, but once again he managed to dig in deep and this time it earned him a third Group 1. 'The big fella — Los Angeles — I thought that was the best he's ever been,' said Moore. 'I thought it was a proper horse race. The second horse put it up to him, and Kalpana and White Birch were right there, so I think it was a very solid race. People say he's tough and he's hardy, but he's pretty good as well.' In his future, there could be the Prince Of Wales's Stakes, the King George, an Arc Trial and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, should all go well. The Moore-O'Brien team also took the Group 3 GAIN Marble Hill Stakes with the physically imposing Albert Einstein. All did not go to plan, and the 4-11 chance raced keenly, but he showed class in abundance to pick off Power Blue and Andab close home. 'We always thought he was very special,' admitted the trainer. 'He's probably as fast a horse as we've ever seen work. We thought, at home, that he would be fine with six, seven or a mile, and still could be, but Ryan said he's very quick. 'The plan was to come here and go to the Coventry. I think there's a lot to come from him. He's very exciting. From the first day he worked, we felt he was very different.'
Irish Daily Mirror
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Lake Victoria back to her best to land Irish 1,000 Guineas in style
Lake Victoria showed her true colours to glide to an impressive triumph in the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh. The 10-11 favourite in the hands of Ryan Moore, Aidan O'Brien's filly was unbeaten at two when taking a trio of Group One events over distances ranging from six furlongs to a mile, including at the Breeders' Cup. She returned at a mile in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, but connections were not far wrong when they said her preparation had been hurried and she was eventually sixth of 10 runners on the Rowley Mile. That run clearly brought her along perfectly for the Irish equivalent, and after racing happily on the rail she accelerated away neatly when asked at the two-furlong pole and was a comfortable two-and-a-quarter-length winner from 50-1 shot California Dreamer. 'All the people around her have done an incredible job with her. She was only ready to start going to Newmarket. We were going to come here first time, but the way it worked she went there,' said O'Brien. 'We thought she ran an incredible race (at Newmarket) in the circumstances. Ryan looked after her and was over the moon with her. 'Everything went well (from there), it doesn't always go right but everything went great since Newmarket and her work was out of this world. 'We never had a filly that could win a Group One over six, seven and a mile before as a two-year-old. 'She went to Newmarket getting ready for a racecourse gallop and was beaten only a length or two in the Guineas. She has all the speed in the world, she travels and does everything. 'Ryan gave her an incredible ride. He had her in a perfect position and when he had to make a gap he was able to make a gap. When he asked her to quicken the last furlong she really did for him.' It is likely the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot now awaits the filly. 'The plan was to come here and go to the Coronation, that's always been the plan for her. Obviously the lads will decide that, but I'd imagine if everything is well and everyone is happy that's where she will go. 'Ryan had a big smile, I haven't seen him smile like that for a long time! He had her in the perfect position, but he still had to make a hole. We couldn't be happier with her. The ground was beautiful and everything worked lovely for her.' Paddy Power and Betfair went 13-8 for the Coronation Stakes, with Coral 5-4. Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email.
RTÉ News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Lake Victoria claims victory in Irish 1,000 Guineas at The Curragh as Los Angeles takes Gold Cup
Lake Victoria showed her true colours to glide to an impressive triumph in the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh. The 10-11 favourite in the hands of Ryan Moore, Aidan O'Brien's filly was unbeaten at two when taking a trio of Group One events over distances ranging from six furlongs to a mile, including at the Breeders' Cup. She returned at a mile in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, but connections were not far wrong when they said her preparation had been hurried and she was eventually sixth of 10 runners on the Rowley Mile. That run clearly brought her along perfectly for the Irish equivalent, and after racing happily on the rail she accelerated away neatly when asked at the two-furlong pole and was a comfortable two-and-a-quarter-length winner from 50-1 shot California Dreamer. Ryan Moore reacts after Lake Victoria's win in the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas 📺 Watch live - — RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) May 25, 2025 Los Angeles showed class and courage to come out on top in a red-hot renewal of the Tattersalls Gold Cup. Aidan O'Brien's 9-4 favourite was ridden by Ryan Moore on his second start of the term, with his opening gambit a smart Mooresbridge Stakes success from White Birch. The latter horse also lined up in a classy field for the Group One contest, but as Los Angeles threw down his challenge it was Owen Burrows' Anmaat who loomed up beside him having travelled sweetly into contention. It looked like the Champion Stakes hero would prevail on his first run since Ascot in October, but former Irish Derby winner Los Angeles clearly had more to offer still and duly put his head down again to prevail by half a length. Kalpana was third, with White Birch fourth after what was not the smoothest of passages for the talented grey. Albert Einstein again showed a touch of genius when rising to the task in the GAIN Marble Hill Stakes. O'Brien's Wootton Bassett colt struck on debut at Naas earlier in the month and was the 4-11 favourite to continue to boost the sizeable regard in which he is already held. He was ridden patiently with plenty of cover in the early stages of the Group Three event, a position that left him needing to manoeuvre his way past the leaders to get a clear look at the winning post. When he did so the victory was never in doubt, prevailing by three-quarters of a length from Power Blue to gain the status of 6-4 favourite for the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot with Coral. "He's very quick. We always thought he was really good, but since his first run he's got so quick," said O'Brien. "Ryan said they felt like they were only hacking, I don't think you could go fast enough in front of him. "Ryan taught him a lot. He waited and got him to relax the best he could and when he came out he said he took a minute to engage. He's a very fast horse. "The lads said he was rated an eight as a yearling and that's as high as the rating goes. "He's been very special in everything he's done. He's 540kg, that's a very big horse and he's only a two-year-old." Porta Fortuna returned to action with her usual reliability to win the Lanwades Stud Stakes. Donnacha O'Brien's filly has a superb CV and is a four-time Group winner who has been out of the top three only once in her career when unplaced in the Breeders' Cup Mile last November. Under Ryan Moore the 5-4 favourite took to the track for the first time this season and showed all of her class was still intact with a resolute Group Two success from Paddy Twomey's One Look. Balantina made her presence felt with a front-running success in the Tally Ho Stud Irish EBF Fillies Maiden. Also trained by O'Brien and ridden by Oisin Murphy, the juvenile daughter of Ten Sovereigns lined up as a 6-1 shot having finished fourth in a green run on her racecourse debut. That experience clearly served her well this time, and having made all of the running she was a smart winner when crossing the line a length ahead of stablemate and 7-4 favourite Cape Sounion to introduce herself as a 12-1 chance with Coral for the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot. "They are two nice fillies. At home Cape Sounion would probably work a little bit better, but I think Balantina keeps a bit for herself," said O'Brien. "When they finish one-two you probably think you should have split them up, but it's nice that they ran well anyway." Balantina had been a well-supported favourite first time out and O'Brien added: "It certainly wasn't my money anyway. She worked very nicely up the Curragh here one day and obviously someone saw her, which is why she probably went off favourite. "I thought she'd run well without fancying her, but obviously she's learned plenty from that and she's taken a nice step forward today." Of the chances of both fillies heading to Ascot, the trainer added: "I'd think with Cape Sounion we probably won't. The plan was to come here and then go to the Balanchine so we'll see, do we go back to a maiden now or do we stick to that plan? "I'd say there is probably a good chance that Balantina could take her chance in the Albany."
