Galileo Irish EBF Futurity Stakes
Group 2, Curragh 15:10
€120,000 guaranteed,
2yo, 7f, Class 1   
Saturday 20th August 2022

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1 Aesop's Fables 3/1
2 Hans Andersen 5/2
3 Proud And Regal 5/4F
7 ran Distances: 2¼l, nk, 3l
Time: 1m 23.45s (slow by 0.45s)

Aidan O’Brien ran two in the Group Two event over seven furlongs and it surprised some than Ryan Moore was on Aesop’s Fables over the Frankel colt Hans Andersen given his chosen mount had won over five furlongs back in April.

And on entering the final furlong it appeared Moore had got it wrong as Hans Andersen took over at the head of affairs from Donnacha O’Brien’s Proud And Regal.

Surprisingly for a horse who had won over the minimum trip and is by No Nay Never, Aesop’s Fables was caught momentarily flat footed and had a good three lengths to make up.

However, when Moore got him levelled up Aesop’s Fables found a very taking change of gear and he powered clear to win by two and a quarter lengths.

“He had a little setback after winning at Navan and was a long time off. He’s a big, strong powerful horse and is built like a sprinter,” said O’Brien.

“He travelled well and I was a bit worried going up to seven (furlongs). We’ll see how he comes out of this before deciding where we go next but you would have to be thinking Group One now.

“I would say he will progress a lot from this to his next run.”

While Coral were impressed and go 10-1 for the Guineas, QuinnBet went 12-1 whilst Paddy Power and Betfair have him at 14-1.

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Galileo Irish EBF Futurity Stakes (Group 2)
€120,000 guaranteed, 2yo only, 7f
7 ran
Going: Good

POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (4)      Aesop's Fables 2 9-5 A P O'Brien Ryan Moore 3/1
2 (6) 2¼ Hans Andersen 2 9-5 A P O'Brien Seamie Heffernan 5/2
3 (7) nk Proud And Regal 2 9-5 Donnacha O'Brien Gavin Ryan 5/4F
4 (2) 3 Lakota Seven 2 9-5 Joseph O'Brien Declan McDonogh 14/1
5 (1) nk Apache Outlaw 2 9-5 Joseph O'Brien Dylan Browne McMonagle 18/1
6 (3) 7½ Young Ireland 2 9-5 J S Bolger Kevin Manning 25/1
7 (5) shd Semblance Of Order 2 9-5 A Oliver Ben Coen 66/1

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