Coolmore Stud Wootton Bassett Irish EBF Futurity Stakes |
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| Group 2, Curragh 15:30 €120,000 guaranteed, 2yo, 7f, Class 1  |
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1 Henri Matisse 5/6F
2 Hotazhell 2/1
3 Scorthy Champ 17/2
4 ran Distances: 1l, 1l, 3l
Time: 1m 24.11s (slow by 0.61s)
Henri Matisse makes it three from three - and all here at the Curragh - with victory in the Group 2 @coolmorestud Wootton Bassett @IrishEBF_ Futurity Stakes.
— The Curragh Racecourse (@curraghrace) August 24, 2024
Congratulations to Ryan Moore, Aidan O'Brien and @Ballydoyle pic.twitter.com/tox6KxLiGm
Henri Matisse bolstered Aidan O’Brien’s Classic prospects by securing the trainer’s 17th victory in this race at the Curragh.
O’Brien has a storied history of success in this Group Two race over the past three decades, with notable winners including Giant’s Causeway (1999), Hawk Wing (2001), Gleneagles (2014), Churchill (2016), and last year’s champion, Henry Longfellow.
Henri Matisse, having already triumphed in his first two starts at this venue, including a close win in the Railway Stakes in June, entered the race as the 5-6 favourite. Making his debut over seven furlongs, he accelerated impressively to clinch victory by a length over Hotazhell.
Galileo Irish EBF Futurity Stakes (Group 2)
€120,000 guaranteed, 2yo only, 7f
4 ran
Going: Good, Good to Yielding in places
POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (3) Henri Matisse 2 9-8 A P O'Brien Ryan Moore 5/6F
2 (2) 1 Hotazhell 2 9-5 Mrs John Harrington Shane Foley 2/1
3 (4) 1 Scorthy Champ 2 9-5 Joseph O'Brien Dylan Browne McMonagle 17/2
4 (1) 3 Rock Of Cashel 2 9-5 A P O'Brien Wayne Lordan 13/2
