Line Drummer strides clear for Joseph O'Brien© Photo Healy Racing
Line Drummer off the course over eight months since making all to take a maiden over this course and distance, followed up under contrasting tactics in the seven-furlong handicap.
Joseph O’Brien elected to settle the son of Galileo off the pace set by 5/2 favourite Caesaria before getting a lovely run up the inner entering the straight.
The easy-to-back 6/1 chance quickly made up ground to lead just over a furlong out, and stretched right away to beat the “jolly” by five and a half lengths.
Janna’s Jingle (12/1) kept on onepaced to finish another neck away in third.
Winning trainer Aidan O’Brien said, “I’m delighted with that. He’s a bit keen at home but shows lots of speed and we’ve been trying to relax him.
“Even though he’s by Galileo he has lots of speed and travelled well today. He looks like he’s better than a handicapper, and Joseph said he should step up to a mile.”
The Ballydoyle maestro also indicated riding arrangements for his powerful team in the Qipco-sponsored 1000 and 2000 Guineas at Newmarket this weekend.
Joseph O’Brien will be on Cristoforo Colombo in the 2000 Guineas, with Seamie Heffernan riding Mars and Colm O’Donoghue on George Vancouver in Saturday's classic.
Meanwhile on Sunday, Joseph will ride impressive Curragh maiden winner Moth in the 1000, with Ryan Moore making a swift return from the Kentucky Derby, where he rides O’Brien’s Lines Of Battle, to take the mount on Snow Queen.
Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes
