Review CURRAGH 23RD MAY

Attraction put her name in the record books as the first filly to capture the

English and Irish Guineas and in the process the brill iant daughter of Efisio

maintained an unbeaten career record of seven.

Making all under Kevin

Darley, the 2/1 fav was tackled fro m the two furlong pole by Alexander Goldrun

but she had plenty more to offer in the closing stages and crossed the line a

length to the good.

Winning trainer Mark Johnston described the achievement

as 'incredible and fantastic,' and he was overjoyed that his ch arge had

cemented the tag he'd put on her as the best he's ever trained.

'A lot of

thinkin' and drinkin'' would have to be done a ccording to Johnston before

future plans would be finalised although Royal Ascot is on the agenda where she

could even contest the J uly Cup.

Elsewhere the Ballydoyle operation was in

form as they registered a treble, highlighted by the very impressive front run

ning display of Powerscourt, an emphatic 6L winner of the Tattersalls Gold

Cup.

Aidan O'Brien revealed afterwards that the plan h ad been to come here

for this Group 1 event before taking in the 1m 2f Prince Of Wales at Ascot, but

that there were a lot of routes open for the colt.

He also praised Jamie

Spencer for 'a super ride,' on a classy individual that loves fast ground.

Livadiya, r unner-up yesterday, ran the race of her life to again claim the

second berth here.

Similarly Meath made every post a winning one in the

Group 3 Gallinule Stakes, finding plenty for pressure to see off Cairdeas by a

1 1/2L. Ladbrokes removed the runner-up from Epsom Derby betting.

Oratorio

showed a willing attitude on his debut, battling back to regain the lead after

being headed two out in the opening maiden before staying on well to assert for

an easy 2 1/2L win.

O'Brien described this son of Danehill as a 'gran d

straightforward horse who will have no problem stepping up in distance,' whilst

his words on Derby hope, Yeats, were that 'everyth ing should be fine.'

A

real cavalry charge for the sprint h'cap saw the thirty runner field split into

two groups and indeed it w as difficult to determine exactly what was in front

until Europaea led under 1f out up the centre.

Riding his first Curragh

winne r, Rory Cleary was aboard Christy Donoghue's long absent 20/1 shot.

Previously trained by Seamus Fahey, the McDonagh H'cap was ment ioned as a

target for the 5yo.

Many seemed to think Ivowen had held on under Pat

Smullen in the 1m 4f h'cap but the photograph cl early showed that Royal

Alphabet had grabbed a share of the spoils in the hands of Tadhg

O'Shea.

Aussie, Kerrin McEvoy (23), numb er 2 jockey to Godolphin, had his

initial success in Ireland on his first visit when keeping Sugarhoneybaby going

long enough to sec ure a neck victory in the 1m h'cap.

Successful handler,

Noel Meade was an absentee, opting for Croke Park instead, but the filly who

was losing her maiden tag, ensured that 72 investors shared in a Jackpot pool

that swelled to E73,063.00.

It was a case of t hird time lucky for John

Joseph Murphy's Liss Ard in the closing maiden, Danny Grant's mount holding off

well-backed fav, Ebaziyan b y a 1 1/2L.