Wordsworth and Ryan Moore © Photo Healy Racing
Wordsworth made it four on the day for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore at the Curragh this afternoon when opening his account in the TRI Equestrian Irish EBF Maiden.
The regally bred son of Galileo and Moyglare winner Chelsea Rose, a full-brother to St Leger winner Kew Gardens, went to post the even-money favourite for the ten furlong contest.
He had been beaten favourite on his sole outing last season when second to stable-mate, and Derby favourite, High Definition here in August.
Moore tracked the front-runner Sunwalk before sending his mount to the front passing the furlong pole.
Wordsworth kept on strongly in the closing stages to post a two-length winning margin as Agrimony came through to chase him home.
O’Brien said:- “A mile and a quarter is as short as he’d want to go. He was working very lazy and I wasn’t sure what was going to happen. He’s always behind the bridle and I wasn’t sure if he was fit enough.
“Ryan said it was nice the other horse led him today and he felt when he got him out that he was always going to win.
“He had a good blow and I think he’ll come on from that run - horses that are lazy usually do.
“If he progresses in time for a trial then we’ll put him in but you would imagine it would have to be a mile and a half.”
(Quotes by Alan Magee)
