Wayne Lordan on Ballydoyle duty with four rides for Aidan O’Brien at Naas on Sunday
Chazzesmee ridden by jockey Joey Sheridan on the way to winning the Irish Lincolnshire at the Curragh last week. Photograph: Damien Eagers
Only one horse, Sweet Lightning, has won both mile handicap prizes in the past, scoring at Doncaster in 2011 before doing the double at the Curragh two years later.Cheltenham’s old appeal increasingly redundant thanks to Ireland’s top-dog statusJohnny Murtagh rode Sweet Lightning at Doncaster and was heavily involved in his preparation two years later.
What seems clear is the horse is making up for lost time in a comparatively scanty 10-race career to date. It included a year on the sidelines having fractured his pelvis in 2021. He finished runner-up to Blues Emperor at the Curragh on just a single start on turf last year. The jockey, who became the sport’s ultimate number two through nearly three decades working for Aidan O’Brien, might normally expect to have been busy on Sunday evening if Ballydoyle’s top Classic prospects, includingIt depends on the weather playing ball, however, with officials monitoring the ground situation at Naas. It was fit to race on Friday but up to 9mm of weekend rainfall is forecast.
Last year’s winner Paddington went on to become a Group One star in 2023 while the Madrid was also won by another subsequent Classic hero, Awtaad, in 2016.
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