Anthony Van Dyck vibrant in Killarney Anthony Van Dyck enjoyed a facile hack around Killarney in the extended mile maiden for juveniles. Aidan O'Brien's son of Galileo was making his second start after finishing seventh in the Curragh at the start of the month. He reaped the benefits of that outing though, with a wide-margin victory in Co Kerry. The 10/11 favourite swept past An Aingeal Dubh in the final quarter of a mile and was soon ridden by Donnacha O'Brien to assert. He was clear by the furlong pole and stretched right away to score by eight lengths from Yonkers (11/4). Claim The Lady was a neck further back in third at 14/1. Upon pulling up he went through the winner went through the rail but was unharmed. Donnacha O'Brien said: "He did it really nicely today. They went a good gallop out in front and around here it's not easy to make up ground so I just wanted to get him rolling early. Once I got a few slaps into him he really picked up. "He'd give you a similar feel to Kew Gardens [a winner her last year] and I think he's a smart horse. "There are sharp bends here and there were a few people around in high-vis jackets and with two year olds like that they don't concentrate. He went through the rails before he knew what he was doing, it was just greeness." Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes
