Double for O'Brien as Steps wins easily Spanish Steps ran out an easy winner of the Join Our Racing Club Maiden, providing his trainer Aidan O'Brien with a double on the card (earlier successful with Rostropovich). Eighth on his debut last October, the son of Galileo was third on his return to action at Navan in May, filling the runner-up spot when odds-on on his most recent outing at Cork last Sunday. Sent off the 11/10 favourite this afternoon he raced in third early, before he was soon switched to the outer and sent to the front. He was ridden and stretched clear from the two furlong pole, keeping on well to win easily by ten lengths. Newcomer Dawn Choir finished second under Declan McDonogh for Ellmarie Holden at 10/1, while the 6/4 second favourite Switch In Time was a disappointing fourth. Donnacha O'Brien said afterwards: "He should have won the last day (at Cork) but didn't get it in the stewards' room and made amends today." Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes
