Dalasiri & Gypsy King dead-heat in the last

Dalasiri and Gypsy King (first time cheekpieces) had to share the spoils in the last at the Curragh, the TRM Excellence in Equine Nutrition Maiden, with the judge unable to separate the duo.

The Sabrina Harty trained former was ridden by seven pound claimer Robbie Downey and was returned a 25/1 chance, while the latter for Aidan and Joseph O’Brien went to post the 9/10 favourite (opened evens on-course).

Gypsy King, who is a three-year-old son of Galileo, broke smartly from the stalls and he led for the majority of the contest with Dalasiri racing in second.

As they raced inside the three furlong mark both came under pressure with Dalasiri soon getting to the front.

However Gypsy King proved a game rival as he battled back inside the final furlong and they flashed past the line together. Wrap Star finished three and a half lengths back in third under Declan McDonogh for John Oxx.

Amazingly Harty’s last winner (Breathe Easy over the course on May 10th) also dead-heated and she said afterwards: “He has had trouble with allergies and we have been leaving him out in the field. He will go for the Galway Hurdle now as we think he has a nice mark."

After the race the Stewards suspended Joseph O'Brien for one day for using his whip with excessive frequency.

Additional reporting by Alan Magee