John Oxx: SHARESTAN SHINES AT CURRAGH Curragh

Go Go GO Horserace: SHARESTAN SHINES AT CURRAGH Curragh. Sharestan might strive his luck in cluster company once more when landing a Listed success at the Curragh. The four-year-old colt battled to victory over Defining Year within the Coolmore Stud China Ire. Friendship Silver Stakes despite trainer John Oxx feeling the significant ground tested his stamina.

Defining Year created a brave bid to guide all the method and he had most of his rivals onerous at work when the race hotted up 2 furlongs out. However, the lightly-raced Sharestan created his move below Niall McCullagh, who was replacing the suspended Johnny Murtagh.

The 8-11 favorite had to figure pretty onerous to achieve the higher hand and take this Listed prize by 0.5 a length when finishing third within the cluster 3 Mooresbridge Stakes on his previous begin.

"It's terribly gluey ground within the straight and it's in all probability the limit of his stamina. perhaps he'll be higher returning in distance," Oxx told At The Races. "He was suited perhaps by the slow fractions of the race and simply managed to grind it out.

"I'm unsure if it's his ideal trip, however he is done it quite well and is additional versatile than i assumed earlier within the year. "I would not run him over a mile and 1 / 4 once more on testing ground. i believe we'd anticipate smart ground over that trip. "He had the rating to win there and he did not do something spectacular to enhance his rating.

"I'd prefer to assume he may be higher than 108, however he must prove it, however {i assume|i feel|i believe} there's lots additional to come back from him and that i think he might run well in higher company. we'd  strive a gaggle 3 next time. "There are one or two of choices for him back here on Irish Derby weekend. there is a cluster 3, the International, over a mile and 1 / 4 and a Listed race over a mile, thus that is an opportunity in 3 weeks' time. It's nice timing."

Oxx and owner the Aga Khan completed a fast double when Vedani (9-1) created all to require the Kildare Village China Race Day Maiden to carry An Saincheann by a head.

He said: "He stayed on well and got through the bottom. He can sort of a mile and a 0.5 and somewhat higher ground. "We can get a handicap mark for him currently and see where we'll go."

Vedani's rider Ben Curtis created it a brace of his own when steering the Andrew Tinkler-owned 2-1 favorite Ursa Major to victory for Tommy Carmody within the Chinese Irish Cultural Academy Handicap. Gale Force 10 (7-2) stepped up on his Dundalk debut run to open his account within the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.

Third 3 weeks ago, the Aidan O'Brien-trained youngster showed the good thing about that outing with an expert performance to beat Leitir Mor by three-quarters of a length. O'Brien senior said: "We are delighted. the bottom was a giant worry and i am pleasantly shocked he went on it. "We assume he may be a Royal Ascot horse and that we can cross-check the Windsor Castle or Norfolk Stakes currently."

Alsium (7-1) foiled a chance on Cape Of Approval when proving a neck too smart within the Irish Field Maiden for trainer Paul Deegan and jockey Chris Hayes. Deegan said: "We will not be afraid to drop her back to 5 furlongs however we'll see how she takes this race and the way she is physically and mentally." Kateeva (14-1) struck for allow holder JP Fogarty and 5lb claimer Leigh Roche within the Connolly's Red Mills China Partnership Handicap whereas Jim Bolger took the concluding Irish Stallions Farms EBF Fillies' Handicap with Livia Galilei (11-4).