Irish Champion Stakes

SteveM

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So You Think is reportedly likely to go for this via a possible bid for the Cox Plate, although Cape Blanco may yet represent Ballydoyle in the Plate.
 
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This is almost always a savage race. Since I got into racing:

1997---Pilsudski---Epic performance by winner
1998---Swain---Very good top 3
1999---Daylami---Epic performance by winner
2000---Giant's Causeway---Epic battle
2001---Fantastic Light---Epic battle
2002---Grandera---Epic battle
2003---High Chaparral---Epic battle
2004---Azamour---
2005---no race---
2006---Dylan Thomas---Epic battle
2007---Dylan Thomas---
2008---New Approach---
2009---Sea the Stars---Epic performance by winner
2010---Cape Blanco---
 
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I loved Oratorio. Tough little battler who burst the Motivator bubble and then did it again. That was a cracking finish actually, with Alexander Goldrun making an all-too-late charge.

Dylan Thomas vs Ouija Board was a pretty good race too - Fallon at his peak.

Azamour's looked a good race on paper but never quite happened with Doyen and Rakti unplaced (the latter not because he pulled his chance away, for once). Norse Dancer in second (where else?).

New Approach's was probably the worst. Surprising he was only 8/13.
 
Oratorio was a talented soft non trier as are many of his progeny.
He was codded into winning.
 
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I'm not a fan of Oratorio's many of them do seem to race lazily, or I only take notice of those that do. Though Rock A Doodle Doo will win at the Shergar Cup meeting on Saturday.
 
Yep, brilliant stuff Arazi! Daylami and Pilsudski were super winners. Sea The Stars' greatest achievement was lifting Dessie Scahill from his usual slumbers.
 
Very much with Gareth about Fallon on Dylan Thomas, it was a very good ride and one of the reasons, love him or loath him, when he is at his best you always fancy him to get a horse up in a close finish. He doesn't seem to be the same jockey these days from what I've seen, but that said he does ride a horse I fancy in the first at Haydock tomorrow so I hope he proves me wrong on that score!
 
It was wonderful watching that. Has Alexander Goldrun bred anything of note, yet, or is it still early days?
 
She was in foal to Galileo in 2007 but it appears it never made it to the sales etc.
 
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