1st-ROS, €14,000, Mdn, 8-15, 2yo, 7fT, 1:29.74, gd.
+ZORION (GB) (c, 2, Smart Strike–Zofzig, by Danzig), sent off the 4-7 favourite, showed early speed to race in a share of second from the widest draw. Green before taking total command with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining, the homebred surged clear for a resounding 6 1/2-length success from Joy For Mary (Ire) (Roderic O'Connor {Ire}). “He's a very nice horse and one we like a lot,” Bolger's travelling head lad Ger Flynn said of the winner, who is a full-brother to Zip Top (Ire), G1SP-Eng, $115,867, runner-up to Camelot (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) in the G1 Racing Post Trophy. “He was babyish and showed a little sign of greenness. There is plenty of improvement in him and he showed a really good turn of foot.” Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $9,611. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Godolphin; B-Darley (GB); T-Jim Bolger.
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