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O'Brien seals Tipperary double in nightcap
Aidan O'Brien, Donnacha O'Brien and Harpo Marx
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Donnacha O'Brien sealed a Tipperary double when guiding 8/13 favourite Harpo Marx home in the concluding maiden over an extended mile and a half.
Aidan O'Brien 's colt came to tackle Yenillik over a furlong out and he strode on to score by two and a quarter lengths from Halimi (14/1) who got up for second.
Yenillik (11/1 from 20/1) was a neck away in third as the first three came in clear.
Aidan O'Brien said: "You'd be delighted with him and he'd probably want better ground and he stays well.
"He is progressive, wants much better ground and is a big, strong, powerful horse.
"He could step up in trip and could run in the Queen's Vase next. It's a 1m6f this year and he'd go straight there as he won't have much time to have another run."
Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes