Bracelet and Joseph O'Brien at Leopardstown© Photo Healy Racing
Bracelet overwhelmed Tap Dancing inside the last 200 yards of the opener at Leopardstown, but all the drama happened in behind as Patty Paige appeared to clip heels, unseating Rory Cleary and hampering several other runners.
Cleary was taken to St Vincent's Hospital for precautionary X-rays following his fall. He was fully conscious and moving when aided by the medical staff.
Bracelet had the benefit of an outing in a Listed race at Naas 10 days ago when 8th to the impressive Sandiva over six furlongs.
Today’s trip was seven furlongs and when Joseph O’Brien asked her to hunt down front-runner Tap Dancing (3/1) she showed a good attitude to get on top and win going away by two lengths.
The pair were well clear of Muileata (10/1), on debut for Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning, in third beaten 14 lengths.
“She’s a lovely filly. The ground was plenty slow enough for her,” Joseph O’Brien said.
“She jumped and travelled. She was very green first time. She was maybe a bit disappointing and didn’t do herself justice.”
The two-year-old Montjeu filly had been all the rage all day as she opened at 6/4 in places this morning before being returned at 1/2 favourite.
This was trainer Aidan O’Brien’s 10th winner in the last two weeks from 39 runners. She was Joseph O’Brien’s ninth success in the same time period.
Upon racing commencing this evening the going was Good to Yielding after rain during the day.
Additional reporting by Gary Carson
