Home in front before 'five past' Hyperdrive and Colm O'Donoghue© Photo Healy Racing
There was a near 16/1 Leopardstown brace for Jessica Harrington and Colm O'Donoghue when Hyperdrive followed up his win from Limerick 39 days ago in the Leopardstown Summer Pass Handicap.
The weather took a turn for the worse before this finale at the Dublin venue but Hyperdrive made light of the testing conditions from the front.
By Mastercraftsman, like the stable's star juvenile Alpha Centauri, the Vimal Khosla-owned Hyperdrive fought off all comers up the straight. In the end his margin of superiority over second home Auckland was a length and three parts. Grandee had earlier landed the Listed King George V Cup for Harrington and O'Donoghue.
"I'm delighted with him. I've been waiting for a little bit of dig in the ground," said Mrs Harrington.
"When he won in Limerick I knew it was a bit firm for him because he only just got there and didn't come down the hill.
"This evening on the softer ground he pulled out and pulled out. He's very babyish still.
"That's 21 winners on the Flat now and that's the same as I had last year."
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