Intelligence Cross completes O'Brien treble Intelligence Cross completed yet another treble at the Curragh for Aidan O’Brien when taking the Round Tower Stakes in impressive fashion. The War Front colt won a maiden here on Irish Derby day before filling minor places twice behind Mehmas at Newmarket and Goodwood but got firmly back on track in this Group 3 event. The 11/8 favourite took control over a furlong out and drew right away inside the final furlong for Seamie Heffernan to beat Holy Cat by four and a quarter lengths. De Boss Man completed the places a neck back in third. The master of Ballydoyle revealed afterwards that star juvenile Caravaggio has met with a setback and this could pave the way for Intelligence Cross to have a crack at Group 1 company in the Middle Park Stakes. O’Brien said, “He went to York but didn’t run because of the ground. He missed a few bits of work because of going over there, and I was a little bit worried about that today. We’ll look at the Middle Park now with him. “Caravaggio had a little bit of a setback about ten days ago. He pulled a muscle in his rib-cage. It’s nothing too serious but he could miss the Middle Park.”
