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Minnie Hauk made a winning return to action with a polished display in the Clem Murphy Memorial Irish EBF Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh on May 4, confirming that last season’s top-class form remains firmly intact.
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A winning return under Ryan Moore in the Group Two Clem Murphy Memorial @IrishEBF_ Mooresbridge Stakes for Aidan O'Brien @curraghrace 🟣⚪️ pic.twitter.com/dr6zZUxVZ2
The Aidan O’Brien-trained filly enjoyed a standout three-year-old campaign, landing both the Oaks and Irish Oaks before adding the Yorkshire Oaks, and she went close to further glory when narrowly denied by Daryz in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
With major targets again on the horizon, this reappearance was as much about confirming wellbeing as it was about the result, and despite signs of keenness beforehand, she delivered with authority.
Having appeared lively in the preliminaries and drifting to 4-6 in the betting, she settled into her rhythm behind stablemate Edward Hamilton before asserting under Ryan Moore, quickening clear to score by a length and three-quarters.
O’Brien, who also tasted Classic success over the weekend with True Love, said: “That was lovely. You’d be delighted with that.
“The plan was to come back here and we wanted a nice, even pace so she could get back into gear a little bit. We didn’t want a dawdle.
“Ryan was very happy with her. He said he just let her point her toe a bit in the last furlong. The Tattersalls Gold Cup (May 24) is the plan and then on to Ascot, that’s the perfect prep for it.”
With a smooth reintroduction completed, Minnie Hauk now appears firmly on course for another campaign at the highest level, her sights once again set on the sport’s premier middle-distance prizes.
The Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1)
€500,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus, 1m 2f 110y
30 remaining entries
Going:
(Form as of May 04)
