Broome Continues Perfect Season in Mooresbridge

Broome  completed a clean sweep of the season's first three pattern races for older middle-distance performers in Ireland with a satisfactory success in the Coolmore Sottsass Irish EBF Mooresbridge Stakes (G2), rewarding Ryan Moore's journey to the Curragh as the 4-9 favorite. 

His trainer Aidan O'Brien felt nothing went right for the 2019 Investec Derby (G1) fourth last season—when just two starts resulted in a fourth in the Hurworth Bloodstock Coronation Cup (G1) and last in the QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup (G2) at Ascot—but this year has been a totally different story for the 5-year-old.

His decisive Plusvital Devoy Stakes victory at Naas in late March proved he was clearly in a good place to begin the campaign and he backed that listed win up with a triumph in the Holden Plant Rentals Alleged Stakes (G3) last month.

"He's a lovely horse who's come back very well this year," said Moore after the classy son of Australia  made it three stakes wins in 36 days, with the Coronation Cup or Tattersalls Gold Cup (G1) now possible options.

"There's plenty left in there and he kind of played with them, to be honest. He's unbeaten at 10 furlongs but I do think he'll get further."

Moore added: "He's only had a couple of goes in group 1s and he's been fourth on two occasions so he's entitled to have another go at it."

Bolger's Dream Run Continues

Fresh from QIPCO Two Thousand Guineas (G1) glory May 1, Jim Bolger produced yet another ace from up his sleeve as Lunar Space  took his form to a whole new level by winning the listed Dick McCormick Irish EBF Tetrarch Stakes.

The Dawn Approach  3-year-old had been rated 10 pounds lower prior to a gritty second in a Limerick maiden nine days earlier and showed a terrific attitude to overhaul Magnanimous , scoring at 14-1 under Kevin Manning.

Una Manning, representing her father, said: "The boss said he'll probably try to find another listed or group 3 race for him if he doesn't go to Hong Kong in the meantime, as there have been a few offers for him already."

Guineas Talk With No Speak Alexander

Jessica Harrington enjoyed an excellent Punchestown festival and carried that form back to the flat over the weekend, striking with the impressive Hell Bent at Sligo on Sunday before saddling a 1-2 in the Coolmore Stud Circus Maximus Irish EBF Athasi Stakes (G3).

No Speak Alexander  relished the rain that fell throughout the morning at Irish flat racing's HQ, toughing it out well to see off admirable stablemate Zaffy's Pride , while Coolmore America Justify Matron Stakes (G1) heroine Champers Elysees  could manage only fourth on her seasonal reappearance.

Winning rider Shane Foley said: "I thought she might have run well in the French Guineas (G1) but we didn't have her in it. She's probably entitled to come back for the Irish Guineas (G1) now after that."

Impressive Juveniles

The Fozzy Stack-trained Castle Star  paid a handsome compliment to exciting 2-year-old Glounthaune, going one better in the listed Gain First Flier Stakes than when just touched off by that rival last time.

Quick Suzy, trained by Gavin Cromwell, also marked herself out as a quality juvenile when boosting Royal Ascot-bound Elliptic's form in the opening six-furlong maiden, winning readily by 5 1/2 lengths.