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Review curragh 30th Jun

Sat 30th Jun 2012, 21:20

< Camelot defied gruelling conditions to add another Classic to his haul in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh and remains on course for a Triple Crown bid.

Sent off the 1-5 favourite, Aidan O'Brien's superstar travelled nicely throughout the contest but was not enjoying the ground as he was asked to go and win his race by Joseph O'Brien.

He soon brushed aside Akeed Mofeed and Light Heavy but hung left when tackled by Born To Sea and had out to pull out the stops to win by two lengths, though he was never in any kind of trouble.

O'Brien used to farm the Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises Railway Stakes, but he came up short for the third successive year as the Group Two contest went to David Wachman's 7-1 shot Probably

The Limerick winner looked to have it to do when Cristoforo Colombo hit the front a furlong out, but Billy Lee got a big response from him and Probably forged clear to score by a length and three-quarters.

It looked as if Judge'n Jury would land an all-the-way success in the Woodies DIY Sapphire Stakes, but he drifted right in the closing stages of the Group Three contest and Johnny Murtagh got a final effort from Roger Charlton's Definightly to score by half a length.

The John Oxx-trained Sharestan (8-13 favourite) led home a 1-2 for the Aga Khan in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship Celebration Stakes, forging ahead from the furlong pole under Murtagh to beat Mizani by three and three-quarter lengths.

There was a big prize on offer for the Paddy Power Sprint Handicap and few threatened to win it, with Michael Cleere driving the Andrew Slattery-trained An Saighdiur (20-1) clear of Arctic by a length and a half after the pair led for most of the way.

In-form Shane Foley landed a double, bolting up on Rock On Ciara (8-1) in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire EBF Fillies Handicap and finding a late flourish to take the Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap on Bold Thady Quill (6-1).