Eye Of The Storm pictured winning at Listowel on his last start© Photo Healy Racing
Eye Of The Storm got his revenge on Missunited as he took the last at the Curragh this afternoon, the Listed Loughbrown Stakes, providing Aidan and Joseph O’Brien with a double on the card.
The three-year-old son of Galileo finished second to Missunited in the Listed Oyster Stakes over a mile and a half at Galway earlier this month, but he gained revenge today over the longer trip of two miles.
He had since won the Listed Listowel Stakes, and he was sent off the 8/13 favourite (opened on-course at 9/10) to follow up here.
Missunited was sent off the 7/2 second favourite, and the Mick Winters trained mare attempted to make all under Seamie Heffernan, with the eventual winner settling towards the rear in sixth.
As they entered the straight Missunited stayed on the rail, while her rivals drifted wide, with Joseph O’Brien getting serious aboard the winner over two furlongs out.
The chestnut victor responded well to pressure, and he got on terms at the furlong pole, keeping on best from there to just edge ahead close home, winning by three parts of a length at the line.
Missunited took second, while Leah Claire ran a cracker, finishing just a length back in third under Danny Grant for Willie McCreery at 20/1.
Aidan O'Brien said afterwards: "We weren’t sure about the two miles but he got it well. He travelled well and I don’t think he needs to go that far.
"I’d say he is finished for the year now and he could make up into a cup horse next year.
"I think he got a kick as a foal which resulted in him losing an eye."
Additional reporting by Alan Magee
