Voice follows-up on Galway success

Warm The Voice followed-up on his win at the Galway Festival, as he took the last at the Curragh, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap.

A good third on debut at Leopardstown last month, the Brendan Duke trained Vocalised colt got off the mark on his next start at Ballybrit.

Sent off at 4/1 today, he raced towards rear in the early stages before soon improving to track the leaders.

He was ridden to the front inside the final furlong, and kept on well to score by half a length under Kevin Manning for owner Jackie Bolger. Medal Of Honour finished second at 10/1 under Donnacha O'Brien for his brother Joseph, while Bond Street (9/2) was a head away in third for Ryan Moore and Aidan O'Brien.

Masucci was sent off the 3/1 favourite and he finished a disappointing sixth under Colin Keane for Ger Lyons.

"He's such a good colt, trouble free and as genuine as you like. He's just a really smart colt and you haven't seen the best of him," said Duke.

"He's very good looking. I'm lucky he doesn't have two legs or Pinewood Studios would have him gone.

"It was fully my intention to go to Naas at the end of the September for the Group 2 over a mile (Beresford). There is a two-year-old race on Saturday week at Leopardstown, a Group 3 and we'll look at that.

"I need to talk to Jackie and Jim when I'm a bit calmer. Naas, for me, is plan A as I'm not in a great hurry with him as he's going to improve plenty."

Additional reporting by Gary Carson