GO ON MY SUN
IRIDESSA gave Joseph O’brien a new career milestone at Newmarket — and is now favourite for the 2019 Oaks.
The daughter of 2013 Derby winner Ruler Of The World proved too strong for 5-2 favourite Hermosa — trained by O’brien’s father Aidan — in the Group 1 bet365 Fillies’ Mile to earn a 16-1 quote with Betfair for next year’s Epsom Classic.
Iridessa is also 16-1 for the 1,000 Guineas back at Newmarket next May, but O’brien jnr, landing his first Group 1 prize in Britain, said: “Being by Ruler Of The World, she’s probably more of an Oaks filly.
“She travelled well and I thought she quickened up nicely,” added the trainer, winner of a
Melbourne Cup, Irish
Derby and an Irish Gold
Cup since taking out a licence in 2016.
“Today was a fairly run race and she’s shown how good she is.” LOW SUN (nap) can dazzle in the Dubai £500,000 Cesarewitch (3.40, ITV) at Newmarket. Jumps trainers have an impressive record in the second leg of the Autumn Double, and Ireland’s perennial champion Willie Mullins (right) has seven runners as he tries to win the marathon for the first time in his stellar career.
Mullins’ Stratum heads the market for the historic twomile, two-furlong handicap – but it is stablemate Low Sun who makes the most appeal.
The son of Champs Elysees landed a big-money handicap over two miles at the Curragh in June before scoring over hurdles at the Galway Festival. He came home sixth of eight back on the Flat at Bellewstown on his latest outing, but that slowly run race didn’t play to Low Sun’s strengths.
This test will be much more to the liking of Seamie Heffernan’s mount. He has the scope to progress and can take the £300k first prize back to County Carlow.