Gowran Park Racecourse

Aidan O'Brien trainee Sergei Diaghilev (Wootton Bassett) was one-for-two heading into this second stakes start and delved into deep reserves to secure a career high in Friday's Listed Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes, formerly known as the El Gran Senor Stakes. He had previously beaten a quality field when shedding maiden status over six furlongs at the Curragh in May and followed up that debut score with a ninth, within five lengths of the winner King Of Cloughan, in June's Listed Windsor Castle last time. "For some reason it never happened...

Britain had not had a prior runner in the first two editions of Monday's €200,000 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Gowran Classic, which is part of the Smullen Series, and Richard Hannon trainee Bunyola Bay (Ghaiyyath) broke new ground to become the first and took a €100,000 prize back across the Irish Sea after making virtually all in the 9 1/2-furlong feature. "He's relatively inexperienced and it was his first time going around a bend today, but it was impressive and he had to be," said rider Sean Levey. "We've always...

Joseph O'Brien trainee Rebel Moon (Lope De Vega), a 500,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling, was kept under wraps for most of Thursday evening's Irish Injured Jockeys Fillies Maiden at Gowran Park and needed every yard of the extended nine-furlong trip to secure an ultimately impressive debut win. "She's obviously a well-bred filly and, first time out, we were keen that she relaxed well," explained O'Brien. "We liked what we were seeing from her at home, but I thought she'd be a bit green for here first time. When Joey...

Wells Watson's 400,000gns Book 1 Graduate Sinmara (Kingman), a Joseph O'Brien trainee, shaped with a deal of promise tackling seven furlongs at the Curragh last October and continued her progression with an impressive breakthrough score in Wednesday's Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at Gowran Park. Sinmara retains tickets for the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas, G1 Oaks and G1 Irish Oaks. "It's a real pleasure to train such a nice group of horses for Wells Watson," O'Brien told TDN Europe. "We have Sinmara, as well as a nice filly, Johanna...