Kingsgate Native takes the Temple
Kingsgate Native ended a three-year losing run when taking the Betfred Temple Stakes at Haydock under Shane Kelly.
The word 'Curragh' means place of the running horse in Gaelic, and the plain in County Kildare is the home of Irish racing. The racecourse is used exclusively for flat racing, and host to all five Classics.
Going: Good to Firm
1st Glassatura 33/1
2nd Bye Bye Birdie 1/2 F
3rd Tap Dancing 13/2
Patty Paige(12 Ran)
1st Hitchens 13/2
2nd Reply 11/1
3rd Slade Power 10/3 F
Maarek(16 Ran)
1st Magician 10/3
2nd Gale Force Ten 7/1
3rd Trading Leather 6/1
None (All 10 Ran)
1st Chigun 11/8 F
2nd La Collina 6/1
3rd Lilys Angel 7/2
Caponata(8 Ran)
1st Fiesolana 7/1
2nd Captain Joy 12/1
3rd Regulation 12/1
4th Campanology 8/1
None (All 23 Ran)
1st Roca Tumu 8/1
2nd Conversational 12/1
3rd Won Diamond 11/2
None (All 12 Ran)
1st Saratoga Baby 14/1
2nd Brown Butterfly 8/1
3rd Danzerini 16/1
4th Eastern Rules 13/2
None (All 21 Ran)
Kingsgate Native ended a three-year losing run when taking the Betfred Temple Stakes at Haydock under Shane Kelly.
Aidan O'Brien's Magician routed his rivals with an imperious display in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh.
Liam Jones gave 12/1 chance Shebebi a fine frontrunning ride to take the Betfred Silver Bowl at Haydock.
The David Barron-trained Hitchens returned to form to win the Greenlands Stakes for the second time in three years.
Aidan O'Brien has admitted he might offer rides to Frankie Dettori amidst rumours the Italian was at Ballydoyle on Saturday morning.
A review of the rest of then action from Haydock Park, where David Bergin received a 28-day ban for dropping his hands.
Irish Eyes earned a payout with his each-way selection in the Irish 2000 Guineas. What about Sunday's fillies' Classic?
Rewarded landed the Listed 32Red Festival Stakes at Goodwood under a fine ride from Kirsty Milczarek.
A review of the rest of the action from Saturday afternoon's meeting at Goodwood.
Kingsgate Choice made light of a big weight to provide Ed De Giles with one of the biggest successes of his training career.
Curragh
Home to the five Irish classics, The Curragh is a right-handed horseshoe shaped course with a circuit of two miles with no
sharp bends and a straight run in of three furlongs uphill. Races over five and six furlongs take place on an adjoining straight
course, and mile races join onto this course after a two furlong chute. It is recognised as a very fair galloping track.